Does it provide fizz? I like the "soda" water that uses this stuff and citrate, but the bottles are heavy and fill half the shopping cart.
922237
Yes it does. Dissolve Potassium Bicarb in water. Dissolve Citric acid in water. Then combine to get the fizz.
922238
With citric acid it might cause some fizz but it will not by itself or with any other form of citrate. The fizz is caused by changing the bicarbonate into carbon dioxide through the addition of an acid. Think vinegar and baking soda.
922239
No - this stuff has a "salty" taste, and would not provide the soda feel that you are looking for. I use it in very small amounts as a potassium supplement (in water).
922240
I don't think you are going to get that effect with this product. It is used to de-acidify wine and also used as a source of potassium. It's a bit fizzy, but like sodium bicarbonate, it stops fizzing quickly.
922241
Potassium bicarbonate will fizz when mixed with an acid (e.g., vinegar, citric acid or ascorbic acid), as the created carbonic acid dissolves as water and carbon dioxide. However, you might consider something like the soda stream system to produce pure carbonated water with more substantial fizz (without the extra minerals and citrate/ascorbate - in particular you could potentially get too much potassium if you use potassium bicarbonate to make and drink carbonated water all day long).
922242
I don't think that it fizzed at all, my wife wanted it to possibly help treat atrial fibrillation and that was a brain fart...anyway, I still have 15.99 ounces left in the cabinet....
920842
I sorry to say that I have never used soda & seltzer, will have to try it out. I do know thst Fizzion worked for me with my 2 dogs urine problem. It's been 4 months since I used it and no discoloration or small. It is really great!
1497271
Yes. The bottom gets disgusting and is impossible to clean. I hace switched to the soda stream and find that I like the bottles much better
201055
See their model comparison website at: http://www.sodastreamusa.com/PopUps/Helpmechoose.html. From what I can see, the Jet, Genesis, Dynamo, Fizz, and Pure are the only ones that take both size bottles.
1038400
I cannot explain it from a scientific point of view. People who have tried it have reported in the internet that they caused explosions or enormous messes. In my experience when one adds their syrup fast to highly carbonated water ( I like it very fizzy) it causes a big overflowing mess of at least 1/3 to 1/2 of the carbonated water in the bottle. People in the internet report experimenting a lot with this and eventually being able to do it. I am perfectly satisfied with many of their diet flavors and do not feel the urge to carbonate other liquids.
1786988
You can add pretty much anything you want to the bottle. If you want to make 'sodas', you put in some water, and the flavoring. Lemon juice works fine. Pretty much anything you can blow bubbles through works.
751249
The soda stream bottles do not work. They each have a proprietary system. These CO2 bottles can be refilled very inexpensively at Dicks Sporting goods. The Soda Stream can not. Big savings there. You can also buy additional bottles...when I purchased mine they were available at Amazon.
71382
The kit I got for xmas was from Costco and I think it came with two one liter bottles (which SodaStream sells at the outrageous price of $10/bottle) and one 1/2 liter bottle. Think carefully before buying the SodaStream product. There are much better alternatives out there; do some research and look at my reviews.
486378
It tastes a bit different, but I've had the SodaStream for so long that I've come to really like it. I drink mostly the diet soda, but sometimes the regular and like both. I also drink the rootbeer flavor and like that a whole lot as well.
2235272
I use it in a 12 to 14 ounce bottle. I have a "SodaStream " and that works the best, it tastes just like the real thing. I can't get "Squirt" in my area but this is a perfect substitute. The "SodaStream" bottles make about 14 ozs of carbonated water. I would recommend this product and would like to find more at a reasonable price
391508
It's been a couple of years since I used my sodaStream (I found a much more effective, efficacious, and much less expensive way to carbonate liquid) but I do remember that one of the many criticisms of sodaStream, , posted online, was poor carbonation. I also found that to be true in my own experience with that product. I wish you the best of luck with this product.PS; see my other posts on sodaStream for more details. . .
106743
Wow - never heard of this problem! We use liquid Stevia with our Sodastream fizzy water and it is fantastic. We also add flavored Stevias like lemon or Valencia orange with a sprig of mint and a squeeze of fresh juice for a refreshing summer fizzy drink. Also try flavored vinegars like raspberry balsamic+plain stevia and you would swear it is Dr. Pepper. We have used ginger, coconut, vanilla and berry flavored vinegars, mixing with the various Stevias and Sodastream fizzy water and ALL of the combos are delicious. Have fun!
1667612
Fizz Giz comes with everything needed to start carbonating soda. Mine came with two 16g CO2 cartridges that got me started, you can order more of them, search Amazon for Redrock Distributing: 20 ea 16 Gram Unthreaded CO2 Cartridges For flavorings, you can search the web for many great recipes, most of which can be made healthier than what you'd buy in the store.
1981816
It appears to be a proprietary connector on the bottleneck. As previously commented, I just use my bottle to make the fizzy water then pour it into a Sigg bottle.
1844747
it depends how much you like seltzer! it's really nice to have, and preferable to buying bottled soda on a regular basis. i would make sure to figure out how you're going to get co2 refills though...that's been an issue for me as there's nowhere convenient nearby to get my canisters refilled
325536
Yes, but they are very expensive and much bigger. Soda Stream is a big commitment. It's not cost efficient to throw them out and buy brand new ones. Frankly, i have a bunch of different soda makers and the best by far is the old fashioned bottle that you charge and shake --like from old time movies where they'd add a spritz to some hard liquor. They are like $35 but last forever and the chargers are just pennies per liter.
1919551
I don't like any flavors. I mostly like filtered tap water with the fizz. You can get the flavor packets on Amazon or you could try Bed, Bath and Beyond.