[pure-silver] Re: [pure-silver] citric acid??

  • From: titrisol <titrisol@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:09:42 +0100 (BST)

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






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> From: "mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 1:58 PM
>Subject: [pure-silver] citric acid??
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>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?
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