Yes, citric acid can be used for stop bath. IIRC 20 g/l of commercial citric acid was enough. If you can add some pH indicator that will help to make sure your bath is still active >________________________________ > From: "mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 1:58 PM >Subject: [pure-silver] citric acid?? > > > >Well the citric acid reference got me thinking. I am not thrilled either with >the traditional stop baths smell and I am beginning to wonder if it triggers >some of my allergies. If citric acid can be used, it might help. Getting it >though locally might be a problem. Then it came to me. Canning preservative >is citric acid. Maybe it came to me because I am about to go can some apples, >but could this be used as a stop and if so how much per liter/qt to do the >job?? Someone said 18 grams, but would that still apply with the home canning >stuff? > > >> ============================================================================================================To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > >