I recently bought some food-grade calcium hydroxide in hopes of it replacing the baking soda I currently use in certain styles. I have very soft water with an estimated 5ppm of carbonates.
I understand that calcium hydroxide can be dangerous to work with. Someone in this thread suggested to create a solution by dissolving 100g in 900ml water. Seems logical to me, and it seems like it would make it easier to handle as well as more accurate to measure. I decided to scale it down and make a 100ml solution with 10g calcium hydroxide.
The problem is that it doesn't want to dissolve. It's currently at room temperature (about 27C these days). Should I add another 100ml? Another 400ml? It's currently in a glass jar. Would a PET bottle be safe for storage?
@Silver_Is_Money , you seem to be quite knowledgeable on the subject... any thoughts?
I understand that calcium hydroxide can be dangerous to work with. Someone in this thread suggested to create a solution by dissolving 100g in 900ml water. Seems logical to me, and it seems like it would make it easier to handle as well as more accurate to measure. I decided to scale it down and make a 100ml solution with 10g calcium hydroxide.
The problem is that it doesn't want to dissolve. It's currently at room temperature (about 27C these days). Should I add another 100ml? Another 400ml? It's currently in a glass jar. Would a PET bottle be safe for storage?
@Silver_Is_Money , you seem to be quite knowledgeable on the subject... any thoughts?