thanks gary for re-posting this info.
it is not startlingly new to me and still provokes the question of what the "boys" are doing now when they
make limewash. in australia,porters' is a fine product,
and i use another one that is an enen stronger brew.

the quality is very good and i feel sure that the "moderns" have something up their sleeve.
i have 20L sitting in the shed that is entirely useable
over the next months - 3 years.

thing is: asking google does not come up with modern receipes.

the other stuff on the site very well worth looking at
also.

incidently,we get cheap lime putty here.
$5 for 20 kg and it comes in a double skinned tough plastic bag with an opening spout,specially packaged for plasterers.......for what we call white-walling.
do you think this is likely to be well aged?
what would be the key words to demand if i phone the company?
cheers joe.