DIY CO2 mixing question?

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spankey

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For mixing DIY Co2? Are you supossed to mix the yeast till its totally gone? I seen a web site where a guy mixes his water and his sugar then just drops the yeast in? Is this efective or efficient?

Would doing this make the mix last longer? Just a question? I mix mine all together for about a minute then let it go? Should I mix it till its TOTALLY disolved?

Thanks for the opinions?

Spank...;)
 
I mix the sugar and a little flour into some warm water then shake it like crazy to aerate it. While it's still turbulant I add the yeast then seal it up.

But... I don't think it would matter one way or the other whether you stir it in or float it on the top.
 
Bruddah-

Did I read you right? You add FLOUR to your CO2 mix? Whats up with that?:confused: I thought it only consisted of water,yeast and sugar, and the ocasional baking soda for the ph buffer?


I am not trying to sound smart or sarcastic, just curious why you add flour? I have never heard of that. Unless you were joking!!!!:D


Thanks for the info

Spank..
 
Flour!?

Nope, I wasn't joking. One of the DIY recipes I ran across called for a little flour. I guess it gives 'em a more complex carb to chew on once they grow up a little bit.

A side benefit is that when you have to change the CO2 mixture is smells like bread. :p

Frankly, I don't know if it helps or not, but I tend to have flour around the apartment more than I do sugar, so... WTH.
 
After I have the sugar, water and baking soda all mixed, I dropped the yeast in, shook it a little and left it at that. Seemed to work well, I usually got slightly more than two weeks worth of CO2 generation.

HTH
-Richer
 
How much CO2 do you need? My tank is only 30G so my CO2 needs are low. That is why I use a gelatine/sugar mix and lightly sprinkle half the amount called for on top of the mix. I get a slower release of CO2 that way and my last 3 Liter mix lasted two months at one bubble every three seconds. Also, it helps to use a Champagne yeast.
 
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