Reddit reviews Actron CP7830 Hand Vacuum Pump
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Diameter measures 3-1/2-inHelps to find any vacuum or gasket leakIncludes rugged steel handle frame and solid brass cylinderComes complete with 24'-in hose and tapered hose adaptorsIncludes rugged steel handle frame and solid brass cylinder
Using this jar sealer and this vacuum pump, you can vacuum seal the big mason jars to store bulk items without having to buy an expensive food sealer.
Gasses can stay in solution because of temperature, and because of pressure. With soda, opening the top releases all the pressure, and so all of the CO2 bubbles come out of solution and fizz up - CO2 is a gas at room temp and pressure, like butane.
We can only heat up our product so much, and so we can do the rest of the work with pressure. Applying a vacuum to the concentrate forces the remaining butane still in solution to become a vapor, which can bubble out.
Something like this would be awesome: http://www.amazon.com/Actron-CP7830-Hand-Vacuum-Pump/dp/B0009XQUK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346382578&sr=8-1&keywords=hand+vacuum+pump
That, the right top, and a mason jar is all that you need. Warm it up on some parchment paper till it's very runny, put the piece of paper in the jar, vacuum the crap out of it and watch it bubble up, let it cool. Repeat 3-4x.
Here's the one I bought.
The amount of pumping you need depends on how much air space is in the jar. A jar of soup wouldn't take much. A jar of pretzels would be a bit of a workout.
Edit: Err, don't use it for soup ;)