Hi Kathyrn. No expert here.....learning as I go. I will share this with you hoping others will chime in with their experience. When I first started making EIS, I used glass only. Then I turned to the OTC hygrogen peroxide bottles. What ever I thought to be good....from wine bottles to browns, etc. As time passed I noticed the pmm always goes down. This I'm told is due to platting, which I now understand to be the most likely cause.
Folks talked about Coke bottles being acceptable. Well, I'll tell ya, so far so grand. I am delighted with a batch sampling I did 2 weeks ago which still remains clear and measures...(ahm) at 50 pmm today. I cannot believe it myself, but yes, the bottles are clean re being refilled with EIS and not washed with soap so no contaminaton or high/inaccurate readings from that area. MY EIS brewing life changed so completely when I turned to a crock pot for conductivity. Clayton Family <[email protected]> wrote: I am wondering if anybody cleans new glass bottles before putting in cs. Normally, when I buy spice jars or anything I am going to use for food, I wash it well, and then rinse it before using it. Jars usually have some residue that is not exactly good for eating. However, these bottles have a small neck, and I would have to get a new bottle brush to use on it, and even then I am not sure about this. Maybe rinsing with white vinegar? Then with water, then distilled water, etc. The reason I am asking is I had a severe reaction to small bottles of water (different brands), on 2 different occasions, and I am nearly sure it is from some leaching of plastic chemicals into the water. This brings into mind that some distilled water is acidic, and therefore more likely for this leaching to occur, so I am putting some into glass bottles (this is to give to friends). Also there is the possibility of contamination of the cs itself from what ever is in the new jar that needs to be washed out for food purposes. Thanks, Kathryn -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour Regards, Carol Ann ~ Reign of The Mayberry Machiavellis ends in 2008. --------------------------------- Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.
