Apple cider vinegar

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Re: Apple cider vinegar

Post by dfcauley » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:27 am

cindy wrote:I have never soaked seed or millet...I am getting millet in an order tomorrow. I will have to try this.

Can you soak it in cranberry, orange, lemon or organic fruit juice?

That is a great idea.... I only soak in water.
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Re: Apple cider vinegar

Post by miko12 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:12 pm

I think that fruit juices that people drink are normally high in sugar and this could help bacteria grow. Maybe freshly squeezed lemons, but I would not do oranges.... just my 2 cents.

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Re: Apple cider vinegar

Post by Sally » Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:59 pm

I'm thinking the same thing about the fruit juices, they have lots of sugar in them. Can't beat plain old water, with whatever cleanser you choose to use (Sparkle, KD, bleach, Virkon, ACV).
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Re: Apple cider vinegar

Post by ac12 » Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:23 pm

With more baths and water tubes, I decided that I should mix up a batch of water + ACV (gallon or half gallon batch), rather than measuring out 1 drop per oz of water for each bath and water tube I fill, which is time consuming (especially in the morning).

But in my research to get a bulk mix ratio, I am running into a very WIDE range of mixing strengths. They go from
- high of 15ml ACV / 8oz water (1 tablespoon / 8 oz)
- low of 0.09ml ACV / 8oz water (1 tablespoon / 1 gal)

That is quite a range!

A common dosage that I ran into was 1/4 cup ACV / 1 gal of water, this comes out to 7.5ml ACV/ 8oz water

My dosage of 1 drop per 1 oz comes out to be about 1ml / 8oz

Anyone have a GOOD source for a dosage to use for regular drinking and bath water?
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