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- every time I changed ends I sloshed pickle on the garage floor. Luckily, it WAS the garage.
Your amazon link states the rubbermaid containers are polypropylene, which should be pretty much bulletproof to anything water-based short of aqua regia or other very concentrated acids, or (non water based) aggressive/chlorinated organic solvents.Sparex, from what I could find online, contains sodium bisulphate, which the following link suggests is fine in polypropylene containers...https://www.calpaclab.com/polypropylene-chemical-compatibility-chart/
I use a plastic dustbin as my large pickling tank. Its still ok after 30 years use And it is outside as the last thing I want is any type of Acid fumes in the workshop Jo
You don't have issues with freezing?
For sugar, the common conversion is 12.5 grams per level teaspoon, so that would be closer to 20-ish for a heaping tablespoon.
For citric acid, the amount is not very critical. If you add more than will dissolve in, it will just leave some on the bottom, not a problem. I tried citric acid once, found it was easier to just use 5% white vinegar from the grocery store. Still pretty cheap, no mixing needed, and not toxic or nasty on the skin.
Like Chris said, the citric acid concentration is not critical. I have no idea what mine is, though it is certainly less than saturated.
Quote from: crueby on September 21, 2021, 07:09:15 PMFor sugar, the common conversion is 12.5 grams per level teaspoon, so that would be closer to 20-ish for a heaping tablespoon.Hmm.... I think there are 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon - or did you mean 12.5g per level tablespoon? That kinda makes more sense.Quote from: crueby on September 21, 2021, 07:09:15 PMFor citric acid, the amount is not very critical. If you add more than will dissolve in, it will just leave some on the bottom, not a problem. I tried citric acid once, found it was easier to just use 5% white vinegar from the grocery store. Still pretty cheap, no mixing needed, and not toxic or nasty on the skin.Quote from: RReid on September 21, 2021, 08:24:12 PMLike Chris said, the citric acid concentration is not critical. I have no idea what mine is, though it is certainly less than saturated. OK, sounds like it's not super critical, so I'll just go with something and give it a go. I can always add more if I want to Thanks Chris and Ron!Kim
Kim - yes, my brain transposed teaspoon for tablespoon! I had looked up the amount for both, and blew it when typing in the results. Sort of like mixing up baking soda and baking powder - results can look right but work (and taste) terribly!!