CO2 Mixture

ridns · 11-21-2002, 11:25 PM

OK, Whats your mixture and what kind of ppm do you get with it?
I see DIY yeast CO2 plans in more than one place while checking forums, each with a different mixture. I am curious if there is a best formula to use and if so.... what is it? How many bubbles per min do you get and how does that relate to your ppm? Don't forget to state what size tank.
I'm assuming that all of our reactors are functioning properly to mix the CO2 with the water.

:hehe:

SNPiccolo5 · 11-23-2002, 06:46 PM

This is what I use for my DIY Yeast CO2 setup for a 1 gallon bottle.

- 4 cups sugar
- 1/4 tsp yeast (fast acting)
- 2-4 tbls bread flower (or any other flower)
- fill water to about 2 inched from top.

It has been going strong now for about 2 weeks and I get about 8 ppm on a 55 gallon. It is not that much, but I am planning on a pressurized system soon anyway.

-Tim

m.lemay · 11-23-2002, 07:12 PM

Thats the first time I've seen flour in a CO2 recipe. What does the flour do, extend the life of the yeast?

SNPiccolo5 · 11-24-2002, 05:57 PM

Well, I just add it because of what it may be doing, not what it I know it does.

Yeast needs more than sugar and water to ferment, it requires other nutrients of which some are found in water. Lots of time the reason your yeast stops is because of lack of the micronutrients, not because of alchohal levels being too much. I add flour because it has several nutrients which might be useful to the yeast. You are better off if you get "yeast" nutrient from your local brewing supply store, but I just add flour for what it could do.

-Tim

m.lemay · 11-24-2002, 08:15 PM

Makes a whole lotta sense. How old are you again? Let me know how it works out.

ridns · 11-24-2002, 09:16 PM

I would never have thought of that. I agree, how old are you? Did you figure that out all by yourself or did "mom" help?
It sounds quite reasonable and at the very least worth trying!

:hehe:

11-21-2002, 11:25 PM	#1
ridns Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rockford,IL Posts: 349	OK, Whats your mixture and what kind of ppm do you get with it? I see DIY yeast CO2 plans in more than one place while checking forums, each with a different mixture. I am curious if there is a best formula to use and if so.... what is it? How many bubbles per min do you get and how does that relate to your ppm? Don't forget to state what size tank. I'm assuming that all of our reactors are functioning properly to mix the CO2 with the water. :hehe: __________________ Eheim pimp #128, 55gal 13x20x48, Eheim Pro 2227, CO2 injected, into the filter breather tube,4x 55w Pcs , 12 hr light cycle (sunrise/sunset simulated), Milwaukee SMS 122, faulty bubble counter replaced with M3 bubble counter..... moderately Planted, Plantex CSM+B and ferts To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research

11-23-2002, 06:46 PM	#2
SNPiccolo5 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 859	This is what I use for my DIY Yeast CO2 setup for a 1 gallon bottle. - 4 cups sugar - 1/4 tsp yeast (fast acting) - 2-4 tbls bread flower (or any other flower) - fill water to about 2 inched from top. It has been going strong now for about 2 weeks and I get about 8 ppm on a 55 gallon. It is not that much, but I am planning on a pressurized system soon anyway. -Tim __________________ Tank in transition! 55 gallons, hard water.

11-24-2002, 05:57 PM	#4
SNPiccolo5 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 859	Well, I just add it because of what it may be doing, not what it I know it does. Yeast needs more than sugar and water to ferment, it requires other nutrients of which some are found in water. Lots of time the reason your yeast stops is because of lack of the micronutrients, not because of alchohal levels being too much. I add flour because it has several nutrients which might be useful to the yeast. You are better off if you get "yeast" nutrient from your local brewing supply store, but I just add flour for what it could do. -Tim __________________ Tank in transition! 55 gallons, hard water.

11-24-2002, 09:16 PM	#6
ridns Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rockford,IL Posts: 349	I would never have thought of that. I agree, how old are you? Did you figure that out all by yourself or did "mom" help? It sounds quite reasonable and at the very least worth trying! :hehe: __________________ Eheim pimp #128, 55gal 13x20x48, Eheim Pro 2227, CO2 injected, into the filter breather tube,4x 55w Pcs , 12 hr light cycle (sunrise/sunset simulated), Milwaukee SMS 122, faulty bubble counter replaced with M3 bubble counter..... moderately Planted, Plantex CSM+B and ferts To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research

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11-23-2002, 07:12 PM	#3
m.lemay Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Naugatuck, CT. Posts: 2,647	Thats the first time I've seen flour in a CO2 recipe. What does the flour do, extend the life of the yeast?

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m.lemay Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Naugatuck, CT. Posts: 2,647	Makes a whole lotta sense. How old are you again? Let me know how it works out.

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