Hi Nenah: With that strength, I'd try diluting the KaOH with distilled water first. The idea is to use only enough to slightly shift the PH.
You don't want to use it before production, only afterwards. Best Regards, Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nenah Sylver" <ne...@bestweb.net> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:11 PM Subject: CS>Potassium Hydroxide and CS - Richard > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Harris" <yr...@cfl.rr.com> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > Cc: "Richard Harris" <yr...@cfl.rr.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 4:46 PM > Subject: RE: CS>Dog with teeth and gum infections, CS pet testimonies? > > > > Thanks Dr. Nenah, > > > > This is even better advice for Debbie and comes from a dog owner. > > > > Debbie this just shows why I brag on the quality contributors that share > > with those of us who are seeking a better solution. > > > > Thanks Nenah for your usual excellent help! > > Sincerely, > > Ricahrd Harris, 56 yr FL Pharmacist > > Richard, > You are very kind. Indeed, I have gotten a lot from your posts as well. > > Which brings me to a question I've been meaning to ask you about adding > potassium hydroxide to colloidal silver to raise its pH if it's under 7.0. On > your advice, I did manage to obtain some food grade potassium hydroxide. The > strength was a bit more than I would have liked -- at 50%, it required only > about 2 drops for an entire gallon of water -- and afterward, the pH read in the > high 8s or early 9s. I put in the potassium hydroxide AFTER making the CS, > because I was afraid that it somehow might interfere with the process of making > it. > > In any case, the silver making was fine. I made it as I always do and there > weren't any problems (like flaking, etc.) However, there is a taste to the fluid > that was never there when I made CS in the past. Would you by any chance know > what this is from? > > I'll be sending Bob a sample to analyze and will report what was found (if Bob > doesn't report to the list first ;) But in the meantime, I thought maybe you > might know why there is a different taste -- and if it's messing up the quality > or effectiveness of the silver. I'm a little reluctant to use it until I know. > > Thanks as always. > Nenah > (and by the way, you don't have to call me "Dr." ;) > > I'll be sending some > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > >
