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Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #20
- To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
- Subject: Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #20
- From: "David Thomas Gauthier" <gauthie9 at pilot_msu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 10:51:57 -0500 (EST)
- In-Reply-To: <199801120848.DAA01016 at acme_actwin.com> from "Aquatic Plants Digest" at Jan 12, 98 03:48:10 am
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> >Subject: DIY CO2 turning pink
> weeks and still going. Perhaps a chemist out there can give you a reason
> for "pinkness."
IMHO, a microbiologist would be the best place to start. I would guess that
the pink color is caused by some bacteria or fungus that got in your sugar
brew. It could be inhibiting your yeast and causing lower CO2 output. Try
rinsing out your apparatus with very hot water or a mild bleach solution (make
sure to rinse THOROUGHLY after the bleach. Hope this helps.
--Dave Gauthier
In E. Lansing, MI. Love that wind chill!