mostlylurking
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Thank you for posting this. I'm a little confused. Do you know the purpose of the sodium bisulfate? Do you know the purpose of the baking soda? I assume the point of the baking soda is to alkalize the water. My well water is pretty hard (lime/alkaline) so I'd like to know what the end pH is supposed to be.Short Recipe for Silicade
Ingredients needed:
· Sodium Silicate
· Sodium Bisulfate
· Baking Soda (sodium bicarbonate)
Tools needed:
· Dash measuring spoon = 1/8 tsp
· Smidgen measuring spoon = 1/32 tsp
· 1 cup Pyrex measuring cup
· 1 gallon measuring container
· Brita filter - pitcher style
· Spatula for leveling
· Stirring utensil
Steps:
1. Add 1 level dash & 2 level smidgens of sodium silicate to a one-cup Pyrex container
2. Add 1/8 cup of tap water to the one-cup Pyrex measuring container
3. Heat the contents of the Pyrex measuring cup to boiling and boil for at least 30 seconds
4. Dilute immediately with a small amount of unheated tap water
5. Pour all the contents of the Pyrex measuring cup into a 1 gallon container
6. Fill the 1 gallon container with unheated tap water to the 1 gallon mark on the container
7. Add 1 level dash of sodium bisulfate to the one gallon container
8. Stir the mixture thoroughly and then filter the mixture through a Brita filter pitcher
9. After filtering, add 2 level smidgens of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to the mixture
10. Stir Silicade to dissolve the baking soda
11. Enjoy the health benefits of drinking Silicade!
Silicade can be stored indefinitely in the dark at room temperature or in a refrigerator.