Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Tuesday May 21 Day 11

 Morning Stir:

Last night I dropped my pH meter into the vat accidentally. I was able to fish it out quickly, but I think I need to re-calibrate it.

This morning before stirring:


 

This morning I stirred a little, then just went ahead and added the last round of lye water instead of waiting until afternoon. I used a pH strip afterwards and it is still at 11, so that's good. 

After adding lye water and stirring.


 

Next step is a little more lime tomorrow and then on thursday we dye!

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