Is that dilution by weight? I just mixed up a 50/50 batch of coconut/lard using KOH. I was trying for a soap that would dissolve better in a liquid laundry soap. I was not expecting the paste that formed. It is pH neutral when checked.
I am sorry to ask something that is probably blatantly obvious to most folks on this forum, but I am new, and therefore need more info.
I am reading your above recipe as HP soap using KOH and CO/lard 50/50 and water only. Is this correct?