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Title: Producing ethanol with sugar, water and yeast Post by: symori on Mar 31, 2014 Hello fellow biologist,
My name is symori, zero background of science knowledge. Just started loving it. Situation: I am trying to produce my own ethanol by adding yeast, sugar and water into an empty bottle. On top of the bottle, I covered with a balloon to indicate the quantity of CO2 produced. After 2 days, I saw the balloon is no longer expanding, so I feel like want to take out the balloon and proceed with distillation process. Question: 1. Should I add more sugar and water to produce more ethanol? 2. What will be the best indication for me to start distillate the yeast solution for ethanol? Thanks a lot for your kind assistance! Title: Re: Producing ethanol with sugar, water and yeast Post by: bio_man on Apr 1, 2014 Content hidden
Title: Re: Producing ethanol with sugar, water and yeast Post by: symori on Apr 2, 2014 Thanks for your respond.
I do smell alcohol from the bottle. In 4-5 days time I will distillate my yeast solution. Again, highly appreciated your reply. |