Ode Coyote wrote:
The solubility limit of both oxide and hydroxide combined is,
what?..about 13 PPM? So the next question would be, what are the
Hydration limits silver ions?
I suspect that might be around 17 PPM on it's own as the highest
conductivity I've seen maintained for more than a year of storage is
30 uS. [If the 13 PPM is correct]
I have a batch that I made sometime in 2003 or 2004. Brewed to about
70uS, stopping and cleaning electrodes every once in a while. It was
water clear when I stopped trying to get it higher. On stopping it would
immediately drop to the mid 40s or so. When left for a while (24 or 48
hours? longer? I no longer remember), it ended up at 37.9 uS. If memory
serves it took more than a day to make it.
I have kept this batch in the jar it was brewed in (about a 12-14 oz
batch) in a dark closet because of the high uS probably being unstable.
Over the years the sides/bottom of the jar have developed very heavy
dark grey plate out. But a funny thing started happening about the
second or third year ----the uS started going up, and is still going up,
I checked it just now and it reads about 50 uS.
I wanted to keep going with experiments like that batch, but though I
tried, I never got another high uS batch to stay water clear, nor did I
ever get one to go so high in uS no matter how long I brewed them, so
never stored any of them to see what they would do over time.
I've used most of it but still have about a half cup left in the jar.
If I ever get to where I can routinely brew clear CS again, I may play
with high uS batches again. But the water here in the past year has gone
wonky again, and I can't seem to get it down where I need it to be.
Commercial DW has been worse, too.
Last year I never got the usual few months reprieve from double
distilling that comes with high water levels in the river during spring
run off, and this year I often have to triple distill. Ode, you may
remember we speculated back and forth a lot about what is in the water
here, with no facts, just guesses, LOL. I still have no facts, according
to the water reports put out by the joint water powers board our water
is wonderful, so whatever is in it, they aren't telling.
sol
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