I have recently heard of mixing yeast, sugar, and warm water to create
a CO2 Generator from the fermentation process. If CO2 Generation is
the objective, can someone tell me what is the best ratio (for the
starter mixture) of sugar:yeast:warm water to produce CO2?
I have recently heard of mixing yeast, sugar, and warm water to create
a CO2 Generator from the fermentation process. If CO2 Generation is
the objective, can someone tell me what is the best ratio (for the
starter mixture) of sugar:yeast:warm water to produce CO2?
crows_32@yahoo.com.au wrote:---
I have recently heard of mixing yeast, sugar, and warm water to create
a CO2 Generator from the fermentation process. If CO2 Generation is
the objective, can someone tell me what is the best ratio (for the
starter mixture) of sugar:yeast:warm water to produce CO2?
I have used with good success the following:
1 liter of warm water
1.5 cups of sugar
1 teaspoon of Red Star yeast
I've experimented with adding small amounts of flour and/or baking
soda, with no large difference noticed.
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www.ericschreiber.com
What's it for ? House plants?
That's what I'm wondering. Are these house plants to be grown in a closet
by any chance?
I have recently heard of mixing yeast, sugar, and warm water to create
a CO2 Generator from the fermentation process. If CO2 Generation is
the objective, can someone tell me what is the best ratio (for the
starter mixture) of sugar:yeast:warm water to produce CO2?
I have used with good success the following:
1 liter of warm water
1.5 cups of sugar
1 teaspoon of Red Star yeast
What's it for ? House plants?
Ah, sorry, I had answered without taking a good look at the newsgroups
list. I'm reading this in the aquaria group, where CO2 injection is
regularly used to aid plant growth in planted fish tanks. Some lucky >hobbyists can afford CO2 tanks and valves and such, but many of us get
along with just using a home-made setup involving a 2-liter bottle
with the above ingredients, the CO2 output of which is directed into
the fish tank.
-----
www.ericschreiber.com
On 4 Dec 2003 03:33:25 -0800, crows_32@yahoo.com.au wrote:
I have recently heard of mixing yeast, sugar, and warm water to create
a CO2 Generator from the fermentation process. If CO2 Generation is
the objective, can someone tell me what is the best ratio (for the
starter mixture) of sugar:yeast:warm water to produce CO2?
If it has to be pure, you better pass it through a dryer and charcoal,
too. There's more than CO2 in them gases.
Bill Penrose
William Penrose <wpenrose@customsensorsolutions.com> wrote in messagenews:<75tusv48fa444ln8vnhht983eqorc6r6qh@4ax.com>...
---On 4 Dec 2003 03:33:25 -0800, crows_32@yahoo.com.au wrote:
I have recently heard of mixing yeast, sugar, and warm water to create
a CO2 Generator from the fermentation process. If CO2 Generation is
the objective, can someone tell me what is the best ratio (for the >starter mixture) of sugar:yeast:warm water to produce CO2?
If it has to be pure, you better pass it through a dryer and charcoal,
too. There's more than CO2 in them gases.
Bill Penrose
What other gases are produced by fermentation, other than CO2? I've
read a lot, especially on this newsgroup, about DIY CO2
supplementation and there's never been any mention about other,
possibly harmful gases.
I use a Dennerle CO2 system. It comes with a bottle that contains some
kind of sugar gel. All you do is add warm water and break open a
capsule of what must be yeast. It's supposed to last about a month and
then you're supposed to buy another bottle with the gel in it costing
about ú4 or ú5. But after reading the posts on this group I do my own
mixture of sugar and yeast and it works just as well. Saves me money.
But now I'm kind of concerned that toxins may be getting into the
water. The only purification in my system is that the CO2 is bubbled
through a small bottle of water outside the tank before it reaches the
v effective helter-skelter apparatus for diffusion inside the tank.
Ben
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