Review on 🍺 64 oz Carbonated Craft Beverage Dispenser & GrowlerWerks uKeg Go - Ideal for Beer, Soda, Cider, Kombucha, Cocktails - Tungsten Finish by Omar Malvo

Came here with no knowledge of drink preparation. Here's what I learned in a few days. The following is for those who are new to the brewing and soda industries. Please add your own thoughts and comments. June 3, 2020 I foolishly assumed the growler and gas canisters would do the job. Freshly brewed beer, wine and soda are non-carbonated. I didn't know that lol. Good to know, but it's not rocket science. I'm giving this growler three stars instead of the one star I intended to give. This growler was suitable as a thermos, but did not allow the connection of a CO2 tank and a pressure reducer. I didn't realize at first that I needed more pressure; It was basically useless for what I wanted to do, which was making my own sodas (and later beer and iced coffee. Stupid? Stupid and proud of it). FYI, if you want to try carbonated homemade beer recipes, add a small amount of yeast (bakery only - 1/8 teaspoon per gallon of beer) and then allow to ferment for two days (beer and bubbly). OR you can use FORCED GASING - buy or rent a pressure regulator and a CO2 gas cylinder (5 gallon or 10 gallon size for home use is preferred). Regulators are supplied with two pressure gauges. One pressure gauge shows the pressure of the gas remaining in the CO2 tank, the second monitors the pressure in the growler. Carbonated drinks are best forcibly carbonated. beer, yeast. After all, do you really want to make 5 gallons of soda at once? Spring. that's exactly what i did. I planned to distribute most of this on July 4th. Here another problem arose. With forced carbonation, you need a separate container in which to pressurize. Expect a gallon or less at a time, so I decided to start with a metal growler. At least that was the plan. I wanted to try bottling it but people said glass bottles exploded on them. "Goodbye. Thanks for coming. Here dear. This growler uses small 8g CO2 cartridges. I haven't had good experiences with them and tried not to turn on the stream until everything was installed correctly. These growlers are NOT Designed to carbonate liquids. In fact I haven't found any. The cartridges offer a maximum pressure of 12psi to maintain beer psi throughout the day or when stored and refrigerated. Forced carbonation from the ground up requires a pressure of 12psi 30 to 40psi and the forced carbonation is instantaneous No need to wait before drinking For soda or mead the normal pressure is 30psi, for heavier syrup recipes with honey etc it requires 40psi like I did with mine store-bought root beer syrup. With iced coffee, the CO2 gas ruins the taste of the coffee.. I've read that the oxygen in the CO2 ruins the taste When nitrating coffee, gaseous nitrogen should be replaced with CO2. Nitro cartridges are available for use in growers. The cartridges, on the other hand, do not provide sufficient initial pressure. As a drink, the nitrogen in coffee is fine. Nitrogen is harmless to humans and is said to greatly improve flavor. I will try that soon. The air we breathe is made up of 70% nitrogen. Nitro cartridges use two types of nitrogen gas. Pure nitrogen and N2O. I don't know why, but I can imagine. Pure nitrogen can be dangerous if inhaled directly. It can displace oxygen in the lungs, it's not to be trifled with. Where I live there are no places that sell draft beer. I ordered a 170 ounce keg, separate regulator and CO2 tank. It's not a hobby that will pay off anytime soon, but I look forward to creating my own unique beers and sodas. Hope this helps others get started.