At 03:29 PM 4/21/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Greetings to the list, and Hi Mike,
>3) filter the solution every 15 minutes (coffee filter should work well


I agree to all of the above except for the coffee filter.  If it is an
unbleached Malita brand filter, I agree.  If it is any other brand,
especially a Mr. Coffee, you are actually adding contaminants to your
solution.  The Mr. Coffee has some kind of coffee flavor improver imbedded
in the filter.  Try making coffee on a Mr. Coffee sometime with another
brand of filter to prove the point.  Been there done that.  With the Malita
filter you have the best odds of doing your solution a favor.  I still
maintain that lab filters are the best and they are cheap.  Sometimes you
can get some from a local lab just by asking.  I got some from the Sheriffs
Dept. Forensic Lab just by asking once.  Got enough to do more batches than
I will ever need.  Most lab supply houses have 'em down to the less than
micron size.

Jack