Just a few things I've been doing lately that have improved my CS brewing...
I'm still using my thermal stir Silverpuppy. I want a new magnetic stirring base, but then I want everything I see. I've been getting good CS from Walmart distilled water. I now only make it in one pint mason jars. In keeping with what I've learned from many others, I've been adding 10-12 drops of H2O2 per pint to my brew immediately after making it. To stir that a bit, I simply empty my dropper back into the H2O2 bottle, then I dip the tip of the empty dropper into the CS, and squeeze it a few times. Then I let the brew set for several hours before use. I have an idea that this CS is better than that not made with H2O2, but I can't prove it. Others swear it's a huge improvement, so I'm listening. The big thing that I've learned lately is that if anything goes wrong with my brew, if I'm getting floaties or a silver skim on top- my brewing jar needs cleaning. It may not be obviously dirty, but close inspection will almost always reveal the start of a spot of precipitated silver compound somewhere inside the jar. I have found out that simply rinsing it or long term soaking it in H2O2 is not good enough- it needs physical scrubbing. I found out that doing this with paper towels and H2O2 is a sure way to contaminate the jar and ruin several batches afterwards. After several months, I've determined that this works: A brand new bottle brush rinsed well when new with H2O2 and DW, and dedicated only to cleaning the CS jars. I hang this brush in my clothes closet, and everyone in the house knows never to touch it. I scrub the jar out with this brush and H2O2, then rinse 3 times with DW. It never fails to bring my CS brewing operation back to near perfection. The brush turns brown at the bristle tips and looks a bit dirty. That's the silver compounds wicking out as it dries. I'll soon use this brush in the kitchen and buy another for the CS jars. Daddybob -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
