How Many Pots Per Obvara Mix

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- Given a 2.5 gallon Obvara flour/yeast brew:

----- How many pots can one dip into that brew before the brew becomes unusable?

----- What changes in results, if any, can one expect during the 'lifetime' of the above brew? (Or, will the age of the brew (during a firing period, not over time (days)) have any bearing on the results?)

 

Basically the ask is: with the above brew can I dip 25 pots, 50 pots, larger numbers of pots and still get good results? 

[Hulk]

Context
Obvara Firing: Tips from Expert Marcia Selsor (ceramicartsnetwork.org)

I like Marcia's description.

also
Obvara Pottery - UP IN SMOKE POTTERY
Obvara Firing Technique in Pottery (thesprucecrafts.com)

My guess would be the lifetime of the mixture has more to do with the evolving fermentation that number of dips.
  - without any accounting for material use -
Perhaps the heat imparted accelerates fermentation. 

Edited January 7 by Hulk
of course the material disappears a bit with each dip, eh?

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18 minutes ago, Hulk said:

Context
Obvara Firing: Tips from Expert Marcia Selsor (ceramicartsnetwork.org)

I like Marcia's description.

also
Obvara Pottery - UP IN SMOKE POTTERY
Obvara Firing Technique in Pottery (thesprucecrafts.com)

My guess would be the lifetime of the mixture has more to do with the evolving fermentation that number of dips.
Perhaps the heat imparted accelerates fermentation. 

I’ve done Obvara firings before.

I’d like to hear from someone who may know how the number of pots dipped may or may not affect the brew and thus the results. For example: as the brew ages through repeated drippings could one expect to see wide result variations or not.

[Callie Beller Diesel]

@Up in Smoke Pottery and @Marcia Selsor have both been contributors to the forum in the past, although it’s been a while since I’ve seen either of them chime in. Tagging in case they’re lurking.

Marcia is probably one of the foremost obvara artists in North America, and if you get no love from any of the links here, I’d suggest reaching out to her via her website for some clarification points.