Jean, I see no difference in silver life whether the silver wire is left in distilled water, or dried and put away. Because of that observation, to me, drying and storing the silver wire is not necessary.
The only time silver is consumed is when CS is being brewed. Even when brewing CS daily, the life of two 6 inch pieces of 12 gage silver wire is years. We are talking about approximately $ 5.00 worth of silver lasting 2 or more years. I hope this answers your question. We all were new to CS making at one time and understand you are just learning and gathering information. Keep at it, it's worth it. Stay well. Tom Bassett ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean DeMasters To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 1:54 PM Subject: Re: CS>Fw: CS>CS Quality Tom, Do they last longer in the water than if they were dried off and put away? tbass <[email protected]> wrote: Jean, Please read below.Silver wires do not deteriorate when left in distilled water. They last for years in water. Tom Bassett ----- Original Message ----- From: tbass To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 8:07 PM Subject: Re: CS>CS Quality Hi Jean, Most 12 gage wires, approximately 5 inches immersed in distilled water, last for 1 to 2 years or more. So, a foot of .999 silver is good for a couple of years when brewing 3 to 4 times a week. When not brewing, I still leave the silver in the water. Over brewing will just waste silver as the particles will become so numerous as to start clumping together and dropping out to the bottom of the vessel. My observations after 4 years of brewing CS. I hope I understood your question and answered it correctly. Stay well, Tom Bassett ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean DeMasters To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 5:51 PM Subject: CS>CS Quality Hi CS'ers, I have bought CS over the internet before and have just decided to pick up my own generator but as I am new to this I have some questions. How long do the silver wires last? and if I leave them in the water longer than prescribed will I get more potent CS or will that be detrimental to the process? Thank you all, Jean -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.
