"Higher carbonation levels may be reached with the Fizz Giz carbonator. More effective carbonation is achieved through agitation during the process. Kitchen countertop units do not allow you to agitate bottles while carbonating. You simply can't mix the CO2 effectively without agitation. The big soda bottling companies know this. Our competitors know this. But since you can't pick up their machine and shake it, they downplay this important fact. One of the biggest consumer complaints by those with countertop carbonators is disappointment with low carbonation levels achieved."
I make flavors for electronic cigarettes, so I have been considering making them for this or a sort of Mio alternative. If anyone wants to beta test some flavors, please contact me.
I'll probably end up buying one of these to try it out. By carbonating for 2-3 rounds, I can get a SodaStream super fizzy, but it doesn't last for very long (and it burns through CO2 quickly). Will the fizz from this device last as long as normal soda bottles (which is to say, at least a day or two)?
I don't know because I haven't bought one yet either, but it seems like it would because you need to agitate the liquid to get more CO2 to saturate. I remember watching a bunch of videos there when I found this a while back, maybe you will get some idea from those.
Fizz-Gizz looks great, but those dinky 16g cartridges can't hold many soda-bottle-equivalents of CO2? You get a single cartridge with the Fizz-Gizz, won't you have to refill it constantly?
For comparison, my home carbonator (AGA, not SodaStream, but same principle) has a huge 425g cartridge that yields about 60 liters of carbonated water.
In other words, it takes about 7g of CO2 to saturate a liter of water (probably more as these countertop machines aren't very effective at saturating the water), meaning 16g should give you barely in excess of 2 liters of carbonated water. That's more or less how much I consume in a day.
It is basically impossible to get the fizzy sensation with ejuice... Just because I have so many flavorings already I was thinking to try out selling Mio-like water additives or concentrated flavors for SodaStream users. The flavorings we use for eliquid are appropriately concentrated, unlike soda syrups, and typically PG-based like Mio.
"Higher carbonation levels may be reached with the Fizz Giz carbonator. More effective carbonation is achieved through agitation during the process. Kitchen countertop units do not allow you to agitate bottles while carbonating. You simply can't mix the CO2 effectively without agitation. The big soda bottling companies know this. Our competitors know this. But since you can't pick up their machine and shake it, they downplay this important fact. One of the biggest consumer complaints by those with countertop carbonators is disappointment with low carbonation levels achieved."
I make flavors for electronic cigarettes, so I have been considering making them for this or a sort of Mio alternative. If anyone wants to beta test some flavors, please contact me.