{"id":635,"date":"2024-07-03T14:14:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daveking.com\/blog\/?p=635"},"modified":"2024-07-03T14:14:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:14:42","slug":"building-a-bottle-shaking-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daveking.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/07\/03\/building-a-bottle-shaking-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Bottle Shaking Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m making my own sparkling water at home, using an automatic bottle shaker that I put together out of purchased parts<\/a> and a 3D-printed bottle cradle<\/a>. I take tap water, doctor it with some extra minerals, add a tiny bit of fruit extract for a hint of flavor, and then carbonate it while shaking it with this machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are lots of ways to make homemade sparkling water<\/a>. I opted to use method #3 from the linked post. I bought a tank of food-grade CO2 from a local gas supplier. I cap one-liter soda bottles with carbonation caps<\/a>, chill them, and then carbonate them while shaking them using my machine. The initial dollar outlay for the carbonation setup and the parts for my machine was obscene (~$450) but the ongoing cost will be trivial as all I’ll be paying for are CO2 tank refills and tap water. I’ve calculated that my payback on these startup costs is six months, when compared to the cost of the Pelligrino Essenza that I was buying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some “tips and tricks” I learned along the way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n