Dumping Yeast in Septic

[Jayhem]

What's the diff between dumping it out your lawn, versus sending it out to your lawn via the septic?

A septic tank is an anoxic environment (no oxygen). Bio-decomposition is much more effective in an oxic (oxygen rich) environment therefor it is much better to put safe bio-degradable solids into a compost system or spread it in a vegetative area to let nature do the work. Putting in solids (even vegetable scraps via a garbage disposal) results in more chance of your septic system (leach field) becoming clogged due to higher BOD (biological oxygen demand) within the wastewater stream and more solids settling as black "sludge" in your septic tank that will need pumped.

High strength waste water (lots of solids) results in much faster clogging of gravity septic trenches which will cause them to fail and back up (water ponding in your yard where your septic trenches are would be the first sign of failure). Most older septic systems are failing. The company I work for manufactures state-of-the-art alternative septic systems to replace these failing systems and believe me, you don't want your system to fail and have the local Health Department knocking on your door! A replacement system can cost $10,000 - 25,000!

 

[MTBear]

10+ years and I have never had the septic oumped ( are you supposed to). Everything except the spent grain goes down the drain.

You will know when it needs pumping.

 

[xtian116]

I'm sorry, I just got stuck reading. Like a car crash, I couldn't look away. Now I want a septic system!

I toss the trub and yeast in the garden because that's what I'm told to do. (SWMBO)

 

[broadbill]

Now I want a septic system!

Said no one ever.

 

[xtian116]

They sound cool in therory!

I once read an article about people who had to switch from septic to "city". They would clean them out and make "guest rooms" in them. Man, I'd turn it into a fermentation room. Free insulation down there. The only pain would be moving your beer in and out, but it wouldn't be hard to rig something up.

 

[hillhousesawdustco]

Is that an april fools day joke? First, gross. Second, they must have had the most gigantic septic systems ever. They are 500-2000 gallons for the average household....not quite the size of a missile bunker or anything.

 

[beaksnbeer]

Is that an april fools day joke? First, gross. Second, they must have had the most gigantic septic systems ever. They are 500-2000 gallons for the average household....not quite the size of a missile bunker or anything.

Mother in law suite?

 

[Brewsit]

I see this coming up as the next fermentation chamber build!

 

[xtian116]

If I had one, I would. I've been trying to find the one I read, but its been years. I always think about it, guess I have $h!t for brains.

here's something I found.

http://dragonflyhill.org/2012/10/21/a-door-able/

 

[KegWrangler]

If I had one, I would. I've been trying to find the one I read, but its been years. I always think about it, guess I have $h!t for brains.

here's something I found.

http://dragonflyhill.org/2012/10/21/a-door-able/

That one is huge! My 3 Bdrm is typical size at 1,000 gallons (or 134cf). I think inside iomensions are like 4ft by 5.5ft by 6ft or so. Definitely a MIL suite.