Subj : Re: CO2 Generator? To : All From : Unclebenjy Date : Wed Dec 31 2003 06:55 am William Penrose wrote in message news:<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 £4 or £5. 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 --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com --- * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 12/31/03 6:55:18 AM * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) .