Yeast & Drains

[stephenfranks]

I poured some yeast from a finished fermentation down our sink - next thing you know the kitchen stinks of rotten eggs!!

My wife ordered me to dispose of further yeast down drain outside (huge storm drain underground with tiny grate on surface) - low and behold it reeked within the hour so badly that it made me feel sick. I had to pour some dilute bleach down the drain!!

Never again..

[Jim]

I always put the bulk of the yeast deposit from my fermenter directly down the drain outside, but the leftover sticky bits go down the kitchen sink when I rinse the fermenter out.

I've never noticed a strange smell, though plenty water goes down after the yeast to wash it away.

[edit1now]

I just threw a load onto my hop plants. Usually I put it on the compost heap. Why waste free fertiliser?

[flything]

I do all my cleaning in the bath, this is near the toilet, so I just tip the trub in there and flush.

[Mountain]

I do all my cleaning in the bath, this is near the toilet, so I just tip the trub in there and flush.

Yep, racked to secondary and flushed the dregs down the bog 10minutes ago!

[adm]

We've got a septic tank, so I just chuck the yeast down the sink as it's good for the action of the tank (apparently). Never had any bad smells from it, but I guess that's what u-bends and things are for anyway....

[Dr. Dextrin]

I poured some yeast from a finished fermentation down our sink - next thing you know the kitchen stinks of rotten eggs!!

My wife ordered me to dispose of further yeast down drain outside (huge storm drain underground with tiny grate on surface) - low and behold it reeked within the hour so badly that it made me feel sick. I had to pour some dilute bleach down the drain!!

Never again..

Are you sure your drains are working properly? Almost anything that goes down there will end up putrifying and causing a stink but the general idea is that the stink doesn't end up in the house. Could be worth checking that your traps have the necessary water in them. I've also had rotten egg smells from a blockage that was building up pressure and forcing smelly gas back past the trap.

[stephenfranks]

There may have been a little rubbish down there, I have used sink unblocker since!

[garwatts]

I just rinse out the FVs and tip the contents onto the garden.

[gerry]

Little tip - most drain restrictions or blockages are NOT fat or grease - but your local drain man out of the yellow pages will say it is and say its all your fault.

In fact nearly all blockage or restriction problems are soap and detergent based, your Fairey Liquid now claims to last longer, more bubbles etc, notice how they hang around in the sink when you empty it ?
When you empty the sink after washing up make sure you rinse all the suds away with a couple of gallons of HOT water - they will dry to a hard crust on your pipes over time otherwise.

And do you have problems with your washing machine - slow draining or smelling sometimes ?

Slow draining can be the soap problem as above (but check your filter first) if it starts to smell blame the current fashion for cool washing and miracle cleaning with our new wash at 30 degree detergent stuff. Every now and again get a full cycle going at the hottest wash your machine will do, Bacteria and all sorts love your 30 degree washes . . .

Well it was sort of drain related !