Re: CS>Fwd: brown EIS

2019-05-02 Thread Deborah Gerard
Who are you buying your water from? Do you test it before you brew? On Sunday, April 28, 2019, 4:33:02 PM EDT, Joe Huard wrote: | | | Dear Members, I have been a long-time inactive on this list because of a lack of time. However, I have been making EIS for many years.

Re: CS>Fwd: brown EIS

2019-04-29 Thread Smitty
Also, change your distilled water supplier from time to time... Smitty On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 5:31 PM Dan Nave wrote: > Try washing everything (glassware, electrodes, stirrers, etc) out well > with hydrogen peroxide and white paper towels. Rinse at least three times > with distilled water.

Re: CS>Fwd: brown EIS

2019-04-29 Thread Dan Nave
Try washing everything (glassware, electrodes, stirrers, etc) out well with hydrogen peroxide and white paper towels. Rinse at least three times with distilled water. Don't leave any hydrogen peroxide behind. Do not use any soap or cleaner and don't contaminate it with your hands. (Easier said

Re: CS>Fwd: brown EIS

2019-04-28 Thread Victor Cozzetto
I had this happen when my water supply was contaminated, or my containers got contaminated. I had a bottle of distilled water that actually left a sludge on the bottom of my jar after making CS one time. Fortunately I have not had this happen in several years. Victor On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 5:32

CS>Fwd: brown EIS

2019-04-28 Thread Joe Huard
Dear Members, I have been a long-time inactive on this list because of a lack of time. However, I have been making EIS for many years. My problem is that the EIS  that I make now is brown. I used the Colloid Master AC with distilled water at 2 µS/cm. It was never even yellow