Soda Stream - Cheaper options for Sparkling Water?

[cbr shadow]

I love sparkling water and buy 2-liter bottles of it for $0.70 from the grocery store.  It's roughly the same price (or slightly cheaper) than soda stream C02 refills on a $/glass basis.  Is there a less expensive way to have this at home, or am I best off continuing to purchase the big bottles for $0.70?

I'm thinking along the lines of refillable C02 tanks?  What's the price per liter?

Thanks,
Ryan

[This_Is_My_Username]

use your bravery and drink tap water.

[11ducks]

In Aus a new one canister is $40-60 (60l), whereas a refill is $20. Refill makes it more financially viable for me (equates to .033/litre, without the wasted bottles).

[pancakes]

I'd love to know as well. We don't drink a lot of soda but if there was an affordable way to do it that allowed us to reuse bottles, I'd be interested.

From time to time I brew fruit sodas using sparkling wine yeast. They are always amazing but quite a bit of work and not particularly cheap when you also pay  for the fruit. Good in a way though as we end up not doing it often. 

[deborah]

From time to time I brew fruit sodas using sparkling wine yeast. They are always amazing but quite a bit of work and not particularly cheap when you also pay  for the fruit. Good in a way though as we end up not doing it often. 

brew fruit sodas using a variation of this recipe http://www.sallywise.com.au/blog/sparkling-fruit-drinks/ - it uses natural yeast from the air around us. How do you brew yours?

[pancakes]

From time to time I brew fruit sodas using sparkling wine yeast. They are always amazing but quite a bit of work and not particularly cheap when you also pay  for the fruit. Good in a way though as we end up not doing it often. 

brew fruit sodas using a variation of this recipe http://www.sallywise.com.au/blog/sparkling-fruit-drinks/ - it uses natural yeast from the air around us. How do you brew yours?

I use this technique but with any kind of fruit. I like that it is a small batch recipe and in the Australian summer 12 hours is more than enough time to get some fizz, so quick gratification. The yeast was about $2 from a home-brew store and a small sachet will give plenty of bottles. 

http://www.thekitchn.com/summer-recipe-fresh-peach-soda-recipes-from-the-kitchn-192849#recipe

edit to add that I also reduce the amount of sugar slightly because I don't like it overall sweet and it still works.

[JLR]

Here is a blog about making cheaper soda, using a modified Soda Stream:
http://www.frugalwoods.com/2014/08/11/how-to-cheap-homemade-seltzer-with-a-modified-sodastream/

[rtrnow]

I looked into modifying my soda stream, but at the somewhat slow rate we drink soda it would take forever to recoup the costs. We found the soda stream for cheap at the local habitat store. Since then when we need a new cartridge (2 per year at most), I just go to bed, bath, and beyond with the ever present 20% coupon.

[Liz]

Here is a blog about making cheaper soda, using a modified Soda Stream:
http://www.frugalwoods.com/2014/08/11/how-to-cheap-homemade-seltzer-with-a-modified-sodastream/

As soon as I read the subject, I thought about this Frugalwoods blog post!

[Spork]

http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/share-your-badassity/the-bubbles-they-burn-my-throat

Some of the soda streams don't require as much modification as the Frugalwoods post.   Mine was just bolt on and go.  The hose ran right out the bottom of the sodastream.   All I did was drill a hole in the shelf it sits on.

I pay about $20 for a CO2 refill at the local welding supply store.  I drink a metric shit ton of carbonated water.  My 20lb tank lasts me about a year and a half.   

[BlackIronStubble]

I have corny kegs for homebrew beer. They aren't that cheap, but I've already got them and a 2-tap kegerator. I don't brew much anymore, so the beer tap is often dry, but we keep 5-gallons of seltzer on tap most of the time.


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