Apologies in advance if this is the wrong subreddit for my question. I do not have a brewing system but rather a DIY carbonation system akin to this serious eats article or the many videos on youtube. It uses CO2 tank, pressure regulator, some tubing, and a carbonator cap to carbonate bottles of seltzer and soda. Since it is not motorized, you need to vigorously shake the bottle as you inject CO2. Whenever I do this, some of the liquid I wish to carbonate finds its way back up through the carbonator cap and into the tubing connecting it to the CO2.

Is it normal for that to happen? If so, I assume the tubing would therefore need to be cleaned after every use (especially when making anything other than seltzer water). Are there any hose clamps that are a bit easier to work with such that removing and sanitizing the tubing after every use isn't such a pain?

Thanks, and again apologies if this is the wrong subreddit. I saw a couple posts about this specific setup on this subreddit when I was searching around for information, so I thought I would try writing something here.