marchmaxima
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Hopefully someone can tell me what I did wrong with my DIY CO2 recipe.
I put 2 cups of raw sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and warmish water in a 2L bottle and shook it up to dissolve it.
I put 1/4 teaspoon of dry bakers yeast in a cup of tepid water, mixed it, added a pinch of sugar and whisked it up for a few mins and let it sit for 10mins. After the 10 mins had passed, it looked like the yeast was starting to bubble.
I poured this straight into the bottle of sugar-water, and hooked it up.
3 and a half hours later and I haven't seen a bubble pass through the bubble counter. At the moment, the contents of the bottle looks like flat ginger beer. It certainly doesn't look like anything is going on in there that would cause gas.
I'm pretty certain my seals are airtight. Any ideas?
I put 2 cups of raw sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and warmish water in a 2L bottle and shook it up to dissolve it.
I put 1/4 teaspoon of dry bakers yeast in a cup of tepid water, mixed it, added a pinch of sugar and whisked it up for a few mins and let it sit for 10mins. After the 10 mins had passed, it looked like the yeast was starting to bubble.
I poured this straight into the bottle of sugar-water, and hooked it up.
3 and a half hours later and I haven't seen a bubble pass through the bubble counter. At the moment, the contents of the bottle looks like flat ginger beer. It certainly doesn't look like anything is going on in there that would cause gas.
I'm pretty certain my seals are airtight. Any ideas?