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    My question concerns co2. I'm toying with the idea of making a co2 generator, using fermentation. My question is about pressure. Say you take a 2 gallon vessel, with a pressure gauge, fill it with the right ratio of sugar, water, and yeast, completely seal the vessel , how much pressure will the SWY mix generate?

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    It doesn't create hardly any pressure at all. That's why when you make a CO2 generator you'll want to put the hose behind a fan that is above your plants. The CO2 is heavier than oxygen and will drop like a rock.

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    You missed my point. What i want to know is if the tank was complety sealed. How much pressure will build in the tank?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fman View Post
    You missed my point. What i want to know is if the tank was complety sealed. How much pressure will build in the tank?
    If the tank was completely sealed..........It would blow up.

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    Also does anybody know how much pressure a 2L soda bottle will take, before it ruptures

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    I have an oxygen tank, I belive Its rated for about 2500 lbs. does homemade co2 make that much pressure?

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    why? Want to refill your paintball can with this system?
    I don't understand why you are looking for pressure.

    Yes, cO2 is heavier then air, but won't drop like a rock. Co2 was the first widely used shielding gas for welding back i the 20s They switched over the argon with a bit of CO2 in it because the Co2 was too light. The argon was a lot heavier.

    Also seriously doubt the bottle would blow up. I'd think the yeast wold probably die off with less pressure then needed to rupture the bottle.
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    if you add too much sugar and yeast the thing will blow at least the cap blew off. found that one out the hard way, made it while puffin on a j, forgot to make a hole for the gas to escape then left it out luckly it was in the garage at the time.

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    yea i shook up my homemade co2 yeast kit up baked as hell and left the tube in the top. none the less my fan was spewing shit everywhere. FUN CLEANUP!
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    I need to know about pressure,So i DONT blow anything up. I have 34 years experience working in the plumbing and piping indursty. Ive worked on all sorts of piping systems, alot of them were high pressure systems dealing with various gases. I know how to weld, ive used argon, for welding and purging, also dewars full of liquid nitrogen.This is a DIY fourm, the system I wish to build is just like a standard tank system, with a regulator and a solenoid. I have a empty "b" tank and a flow meter I can use. Instead of having to keep going to the welding supply to get my tank refilled, Id like to set it up so i can make my own co2, in my tank. I would be a fool to build such a system without knowing what type of pressures I'd be working with. I did find some info at a wine making web site. In the making of champange they add a little yeast, sugar, and juice to the wine before they bottle it . This causes secondary fermentation in the bottle, which gives champange its bubbles. According to the article this secondary fermentation builds about 90 to 100 lbs of pressure. Thats why the cork pops! The article also states that a WEAKER ratio of YSJ will result in less pressure 60 to 90 lbs, this is called sparkling wine. All that being said. I just want to make sure I don't build some kind of bomb that blows up my house. Obviously I can get 100lbs, but how much higher will it go? I think somebody who does a lot of home brewing might have my answer. Thanks for all your help and input .

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