Re-filling bottles

[ussexplorer]

After reading a few posts. I got the impression I could just fill up some glass bottles and stick them in the machine. For example if I use a breakmate or find some store willing to let me fill up a glass container from there foutain. The big problem is my wife thinks the soda will go flat. I have seen the videos of soda companies washing/filing the bottles up then capping them off. Am I missing anything like a vacum pack or something? If somebody could give me a quick run down. It is a great idea but I want to make sure it is done correctly. Since soda does taste better in glass. I was also lucky to take some advice and found 6 pack IBC stuff at walmart for $2.50. Still at $2.00 a 12 pack of cans. Well you get the idea.

Thanks,

ussexplorer

Well Im the breakmate filler Guy  '>  you will need a way to get the product either from a home unit or another source, a bottle capper and bottlecaps and Bottles of course and a funnel to fill them, I would sterilize the bottles in the dishwasher and you should be set, It wont loose carbination in any real world amount of time in fact I have a 6 pack from 1991  (for looks) and I shake up the bottles and they still fizz, so thats not a issue. They arnt vaccume packed/bottled. I love My brekmate But  they are known to be kinda picky but isnt anything electronic?'>?   OH FYI I was at sams Club the other day and they had the 24 pack of Cokes for 6.00 or something like that But I always pass cause Its regular coke and I only drink caffeine free regular coke.

[Creighton]

I refill old Mountain Dew bottles from 2 liter. Dishwasher is too hot for these. I use a brush and cleaning solution. A home brew beer/wine store will have everything you need. Some stores will have over-run bottle caps that are cheap and fun (strange brands out there :-). The clerks always get a kick out of the fact you are getting set up for an old soda machine.

Considering the time involved doubt that any money is saved. Sure is tasty though!!
Creighton

[ussexplorer]

you are lucky to have a sams club. I moved up to boise idaho and all they got is costco. They are not no sams club. Sams clubs have better prices and cheaper membership fees the last time I check years ago. Plus they only have one costco and it is like 100% packed all the time like the walmarts are during the day. Don't really want to bash cosco but over all opion was pretty bad. I even went back to costco with less people and was still no impressed.

Thanks for the information,

laters,

ussexplorer