How Come No Co2 Is Being Produced?

[Boxcar Muzzdogg]

I built one of pseuds dyi CO2 contraptions, 2 liter bottle, cap with tube sealed with silicone, check valve, 2 inch diffuser, 2 cups of sugar, 1 teaspoon of fleishmans active dry yeast, and it has been set up since last night, but there are no bubbles being produced, have I missed something? Am I supposed to put anything else in the mixture?

 

[IovaykInD]

Sometimes it takes up to two days for it to start bubbling. What is the temperature of the room?

 

[Boxcar Muzzdogg]

The room temp is about 58 degrees F

 

[zig]

Are you sure the yeast is in date and are you sure you didnt kill the yeast by the use of hot water or something like that, i know it can take a while but it never took me that long to see bubbles on DIY mixes, i usually would see some bubbles within the hour.

Maybe time to make another mix and scrap that one.

 

[blue_ram]

The room temp is about 58 degrees F

That's probably why. It will take a while before it starts to build up enough pressure. The good news is that it will also take while before the CO2 peters out.

 

[Boxcar Muzzdogg]

both the yeast and the sugar were straight from the store, no hot water was mixed with the yeast. What is the ideal room temp for the rpoduction of CO2?

 

[IovaykInD]

It's usually the higher the better. Pretty much around 78 degrees F is the best production rate. At 58 degrees F, it will probably take a couple of days to start producing, if it produces at all.

 

[pseud]

Is your check valve inserted the right way round? Blow through it to make sure you didn't put it on backwards.

 

[Boxcar Muzzdogg]

Check valves are on the right way, room temp now at 62 degrees F

 

[pseud]

Disconnect it from the bottle and blow through the tubing to make sure air can indeed pass through.

I suspect you have a leak somewhere, probably around the bottle cap. Try another mixture, and if that doesn't work, check for leaks.

 

[Boxcar Muzzdogg]

day 3, no bubbles, gonna start a new mix and see what happens