Now *that's* what I call a good answer <thumbs up>. The only thing I will add to that is, I would not be without a meter, either TDS or EC I don't care which, but *not* for determining the ppm so much but to indicate my brew time shut off point of my choice. Brewing times can and in all probability will vary according to many factors as Malcolm said. I have never been phased about yellow to golden colour either, means nothing to me in the scheme of things. Providing the water remains absolutely transparent and crystal clear after days/weeks or months in storage I know I have a grade 'A' product. Colour tends to be a grey area among EIS producers concerning particle concentration vs particle size, I determined quite some time ago that with the EIS I make it's the particle content or concentration moreso than size which results in colour, and providing all other factors are to my satisfaction of course. I came to that determination because my product remains totally transparent and crystal clear and with no visible settlement even after months in storage. This means all particle content in my stuff is of a size which are definitely bioavailable, absolutely no question in my mind, regardless of concentration and regardless of what marketing blurbs rabbit on about particle size and bioavailability, that's all hogwash if one obeys the rules required for making EIS. Great answer Malcolm. N.
> Subject: RE: CS>Book listing needs a comment? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:02:29 -0800 > > Err, well Elizabeth, no you don't have a good answer. > I see two statements in the ad that might lead you astray; first, that > in 60 to 90 seconds per ounce you'll get your "correct" concentration of > CS. No you won't, except by pure (or impure) chance. The > concentrations of ions and/or colloidal particles is a factor of the > purity and the temperature of the water as well as the strength of the > voltage, i.e. whether it is variable current controlled, straight DC > voltage or not and a bunch of other much less well defined factors. > Going into all those supposed factors is an excellent way to start a > real good 'food-fight' <gg>. > > Second, that a yellow color indicates 'success'. Again, no; a yellow > color indicates you have a solution that is perhaps in part colloidal > and that the SIZE of those particles but not necessarily the > concentration of them is in the range that absorbs blue light, leaving > the yellowish color to reflect back to your eyes. That's not good, it's > not bad, it won't do you harm unless there's something else in there too > that's not evident but is harmful. > > It is pretty simple to make good colloidal - or electrically isolated - > silver, but you've got to follow the rules; > > use good clean distilled water in a clean (glass) container, > use "pure" silver metal of 0.999% purity, > use a source of electricity that is "current controlled" to the right > value for your immersed silver electrodes, > use a meter, usually a "TDS" or 'total dissolved solids' meter that > reads in the right range - or just run the setup for the right amount of > time to get a reasonable concentration, which people on this list can > help you with. > > In fact, people on this list have done a lot of work and posted their > results on the archives, and you can go to the archives to learn what > worked for them and will most likely work for you, too. > > On Wed, 2013-12-11 at 10:16 -0600, Elizabeth Williams wrote: > > Thank you for your comment, it answered a question I have always had > > and havent gotten a real good answer for and that is how long do you > > make colloidal silver for, now I have that answer. > > thank you
