Reddit reviews Milliard Citric Acid 5 Pound - 100% Pure Food Grade NON-GMO Project VERIFIED (5 Pound)

We add a malic+citric acid combo to the OJ at our bar to bring the pH around that of lime. It makes it a good cocktail ingredient. Having the malic balances the bitterness. I’m not sure of the science, we just blind tasted and everyone agreed. But I’m sure you could play with that. We get ours in powdered form from amazon. I think it’s like $20 for a years supply.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EYFKNL8/ref=mp_s_a_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1521568693&sr=8-3&keywords=citric+acid&dpPl=1&dpID=51j0q13qh1L&ref=plSrch

Absolutely. DIY CO2 is ridiculously easy. I’m not that technically inclined so if I can do it anyone can. This may seem like a lot but it’s not as bad as it looks. I used to use the Fluval 88g CO2 system but it was ludicrously expensive to but the proprietary refill canisters. This setup is soooo cheap and completely reliable and produces ample CO2. I’m happy to tell you some pitfalls once you get it set up because it would be hard for you to follow me without having it in front of you.

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Milliard Citric Acid 5 Pound - 100% Pure Food Grade NON-GMO Project VERIFIED (5 Pound) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EYFKNL8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_34JPDb122FQKM

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2 x normal 2 liter soda bottles

LemiShine is just very expensive food grade citric acid, which is much cheaper to buy on it's own: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EYFKNL8/

Straight citric acid is a great cleaner for this sort of thing, and cheap.

5lb $14 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EYFKNL8

Couple of tablespoons mixed with hot water. All the cleaning power, none of the mess of squeezing your own citrus, none of the smell of vinegar.

I get a bit of an eye twitch at "chemical free cleaning" in their marketing, but nevertheless.

I don't think you have enough plants to warrant CO2, but a DIY CO2 is pretty easy to setup.

So I got baking soda (got it from local grocers), and got citric acid, locally couldn't find it, so I bought it online: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EYFKNL8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Got this system: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008CUZJF6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fish-Tank-Aquarium-CO2-Diffuser-Check-Valve-U-Shape-Glass-Tube-Suction-Cup-Kit/282701446441?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Cheaply made, very happy with it so far.

Yes, here it is. Also some recipes use this.

whoaaa yeah mine was $45

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ENFOHN8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Citric acid for pH down
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EYFKNL8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Soda Ash for pH up (if you need it, and I generally don't.

You can buy it on amazon, but the real question is why?

Vinegar is usually water and acetic acid. Apple cider vinegar has some other trace elements that add flavor. Acetic acid itself does not add heat. Long ago I did try using it and found that it lacks in flavor. I went the other direction and started brewing my own vinegar.

Citric acid or Malic acid, mix with some sugar.

Citric

Malic

Citric acid from Amazon is 15$ for 5 pounds.

Diffuser

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N36MAO4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Citric Acid


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EYFKNL8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1



Co2 kit. Includes instructions on how to mix baking soda with the citric acid. You provide your own bottles. These are just typical 2l soda bottles.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074MC7PK5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1




I have yet to install the kit as I am waiting for the defuser/bubble counter but from all the research I have done, it seems to be a good working solution that requires minimal fuss.

I have the exact same tumbler as you, what I would say to do is:

• add more water, I generally fill mine to about 1/4 inch below the top
  
  
• don't add car polish, that's only good for dry tumbling
  
  
• Got some of the stuff linked below, it will serve to replace lemi-shine and has several other applications outside of reloading that it can be used for. If you're not a DIY kinda guy though, just ignore it and get lemi-shine.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Milliard-Citric-Acid-Pound-NON-GMO/dp/B00EYFKNL8/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_325_bs_tr_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=2SHE4VF5B65FQ0F554Q5

It would probably be more economical to use a 5% concentrated citric acid solution or something similar, assuming that is the mechanism that is meant to remove the rust from the blade. You could buy 5 pounds (2270 grams) of that here for 18 dollars. Then you just scoop some into basin of water (25 grams will suffice for half a liter) and drop your knife in.

Either that, or you could buy Realemon, which is also fairly cheap. Seems like a waste though.

For just tomato puree, I'd actually recommend getting some food grade citric acid off Amazon and using that with a water bath instead of pressure canning. Much easier and more consistent that lemon juice.

If you want to season it ahead of time, then I'd pressure can it.

I have a cargo van so I imagine that my rust/general wear was worse than anything you'd encounter with your van. That being said, mine had a black rubbery sort of floor mat and when I pulled that up there was faced denim composite insulation underneath (which was absolutely disgusting), some small visible rust spots and some bubbled up paint (which had surface rust underneath). I got this wire brush set meant for hand drills, which I don't particularly recommend since my drill (Dewalt 20 volt) did not want to hold onto the round bit part of the brushes no matter how much I tightened it and was a pain. I think most people use angle grinders, which would have been a lot easier. So I ground off a lot of the paint/rust and generously put Corroseal around the rusty areas but I did it on a very hot day and then came back the next day to wipe it off (which was my mistake - I should have left it on a lot less time but even having said that I still wouldn't recommend it), it basically turned into an epoxy and took hours to remove (and there was still rust under a lot of what I put Corroseal on). What ended up working really well for me was making a citric acid/water solution. I put it in a spray bottle, spraying down the rusty areas, let it sit for 30 minutes or so and scrubbed it off (most rust was dissolved by the citric acid and was very easy to clean off, a few areas I did a few applications). As a side note: I had the giant bag of citric acid linked ^ already from something else, for the rust removing I only used a few cups of the 5 lb bag. I then wiped it down with a weak baking soda/water solution just to neutralized any leftover citric acid. Wiped it down a few times with clear water and painted over the whole floor with Rusty metal primer as an added precaution. If I could do it over I'd get an angle grinder (and thoroughly expose/remove the rust), use the citiric acid, and the rusty metal primer. That was ridiculously drawn out, but I hope it was helpful if you end up dealing with any rust!