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Perfect Sun LED
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I added a DIY CO2 maker to the tent. Here is how I did it. Products needed.
1. Empty, sanitised milk jug
2. Active Yeast. I used Red Star Champagne, active wine yeast because it makes lots of co2 and last a while. It was cheap on Amazon, like less than a dollar for a packet, which does 5 gallons, but I used a whole packet.
3. 1 can of grape juice with no preservatives, from concentrate. It can be mixed. Mine is grape, peace
4. Two cups of sugar
5. water
6. air lock. I bought two on amazon for $6. They came with the rubber stopper things that fit right into the milk jug.
7. raisins and or dates.
8. rubber glove or comdom
9. Fish tank air hose. You can buy 8 feet at walmart in the fish supply area for $1.87 or so.
The air locks are not necessary, but it makes for good drinking alcohol when it stops producing c02, so you can drink it when done. Same with using good yeast. You can use bakers yeast from Walmart, though.
First boil a few cups of water. Add two cups of sugar and a half cup of rainins and or dates. Let boil for a little bit. The raisins and or dates add nuetrition for the yeast that is necessary to keep them very active and get good drinkable wine/mead.
Let the sugar water cool down. Strain out raisins. Add cold juice concentrate. Let the mix get to room temp, about 70 degrees. Add active yeast, place air lock on top. Place the comdon onto the end of the airlock. Tie it on with zip tie, rubber band, string, etc.
Cut a hole in the tip for the air hose. If using a glove, cut a hole in a tip of a finger.
Place the hose inside the hole, use a small zip tie to make it air tight. Zip ties are cheap at walmart.
Drill little holes about 1-3 inches apart along the air tube, or poke holes. Just be sure air escapes easily from them. Put tin foil or something around the jug so that light doesn't penetrate it.
Wrap the hose around the tops of your plants. Shake the bottle up well. You will not need to keep shaking the bottome up because you boiled the sugar water first.
To be sure your yeast is not dead, put the end of the hose in water or one of the holes in water to see if you see bubbles now and again. If not, then the yeast is not working. Be sure not to kill the yeast with too warm or too cold of water. Be sure the liquid in your container is about 70 when you add the yeast.
1. Empty, sanitised milk jug
2. Active Yeast. I used Red Star Champagne, active wine yeast because it makes lots of co2 and last a while. It was cheap on Amazon, like less than a dollar for a packet, which does 5 gallons, but I used a whole packet.
3. 1 can of grape juice with no preservatives, from concentrate. It can be mixed. Mine is grape, peace
4. Two cups of sugar
5. water
6. air lock. I bought two on amazon for $6. They came with the rubber stopper things that fit right into the milk jug.
7. raisins and or dates.
8. rubber glove or comdom
9. Fish tank air hose. You can buy 8 feet at walmart in the fish supply area for $1.87 or so.
The air locks are not necessary, but it makes for good drinking alcohol when it stops producing c02, so you can drink it when done. Same with using good yeast. You can use bakers yeast from Walmart, though.
First boil a few cups of water. Add two cups of sugar and a half cup of rainins and or dates. Let boil for a little bit. The raisins and or dates add nuetrition for the yeast that is necessary to keep them very active and get good drinkable wine/mead.
Let the sugar water cool down. Strain out raisins. Add cold juice concentrate. Let the mix get to room temp, about 70 degrees. Add active yeast, place air lock on top. Place the comdon onto the end of the airlock. Tie it on with zip tie, rubber band, string, etc.
Cut a hole in the tip for the air hose. If using a glove, cut a hole in a tip of a finger.
Place the hose inside the hole, use a small zip tie to make it air tight. Zip ties are cheap at walmart.
Drill little holes about 1-3 inches apart along the air tube, or poke holes. Just be sure air escapes easily from them. Put tin foil or something around the jug so that light doesn't penetrate it.
Wrap the hose around the tops of your plants. Shake the bottle up well. You will not need to keep shaking the bottome up because you boiled the sugar water first.
To be sure your yeast is not dead, put the end of the hose in water or one of the holes in water to see if you see bubbles now and again. If not, then the yeast is not working. Be sure not to kill the yeast with too warm or too cold of water. Be sure the liquid in your container is about 70 when you add the yeast.