kishnik

Hi all, i started to do my own Yeast Co2 last night... and i checked it out this morning and i think its a failure... i think its because i put yeast in warm water... is it ok? and i didnt put any baking soda in the mixture... is their anything i can do than repeating everything?

ghengis

Tell us about your mixtures...also how do you have it all set up (type of hose, how you formed the hose holes, do you have a flow regulator, which way is the wind blowing)?

BenBOMB

Well I can't really say much about your problem, but I all I do is add warmish water (luke warm) and add the suger and sugar. Shake well, and normally starts going.


I have the store bought container so I fill my sugar to a certain lvl, my water to a certain lvl, then I just add a 1/4 teaspoon of yeast. Works for me.

cell

Usually water temp should be between 82-90F (28-32C) for maximum CO2 production. Colder is ok -> less CO2, but not hotter.

TAB

does your water company put chlorine in the water? if so did you remove it?

kishnik

got the problem... theirs a leak thats why... i sealed the leak but another problem occurs...

heres my setup 1.5L>>1.5L>>water bottle>>aquarium
my mixture 2c.sugar+1/2tsp.yeast

when i shake the mixture, co2 production is fast then i see bubbles in my water bottle and my tank... a few second after i see bubbles in my water bottle but not in my tank... it seems like the air cant push the water that suck into my air hose... what can i do about this? is this normal? or their is still a leak somewhere?

cell

Install a check valve, so the water don't push the air back in the bottle.

keviv

How are you diffusing the CO2 into your tank?

pkeeler

Is this yeast that has been sitting around for years? If not, they are most likely fermenting unless you added them to hot water. 1/2 teaspoon of dry yeast is not a lot and it might take awhile to start. Remember, the yeast generated CO2 has to saturate the fermenter water before it starts displacing the air in the bottle and hose line. When you shake the bottle, it causes dissolved co2 to come out of solution in a burst, but it creates room for newly created co2 to be absorbed by the water.

Baking soda is not needed for fermentation.

I would install a check valve just to prevent all kinds of problems with siphoning.

kishnik

ill try this one... i think this what i need to do...