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DIY CO2 does not start
Second time I've tried this now with no luck.
- 1 well rinsed 2L Pepsi bottle - 1 cup sugar - 2 cups of warm-hot water to dissolve the sugar - 4 cups of cold water : result is 6 cups luke warm sugar water - 1 tsp baker's yeast (stored in the fridge) - half a dozen shakes I have a check valve in the line to prevent the tank water from siphoning back into the bottle. I get foam at the mix's surface but no sustained CO2 after 24 hrs. It seems as if the culture just dies off after it gets started Tap water parameters a pH ~ 8.0 gH ~ 3 kH ~ 2-3 In the second attempt, I used chlorine-chloramines remover in the water to no avail. The temperature in the house goes down to 16-17 oC during the day this time of year. Could this be the problem? Do I need to insulate? |
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