Originally Posted by jmoore

Gastric juices are a funny thing. It's 2 molar hydrochloric acid in the stomach for about 2 - 4 hours then it moves into the small intestine where bile is added, which is very alkaline. I think the trick is to try and match the bile pH and with what. I don't know of any alkaline chemicals that match bile. I think sodium hydroxide will be too agressive. I have kind of tried this, but with seeds of dubious quality.