Jim's Beer Kit

Does anyone know whether the pH buffer solutions will keep once mixed? I would like to mix up say 500ml of each (4 and 7) and put them in plastic water bottles so that the are ready to use whenever I need them.

McMullan wrote: ↑

Wed May 23, 2018 7:28 am

spook100 wrote: ↑

Wed May 23, 2018 6:35 am

So if I were to dilute with just water, would I need to worry about pH?

If you use carbonated water, I doubt it.

Good point!

So if I were to dilute with just water, would I need to worry about pH? Finished beer should have a pH of around 4.5. If I mix the barley wine with a pH of, say, 4.5, with tap water with a pH of around 7.5 then the final product will have a pH of around 6. How and when do I treat for that, if at all.

I have more barley wine sitting in the shed that I am going to get through in the next couple of years. One of the barrels is a fairly simple recipe with nothing more than pale malt and some English hops and is around 9% ABV. How would it turn out if I diluted it 50/50 with water, aiming for an ordi...

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Clearing out my brewing cupboard I came across several litres on light LME that is about two years out of date. It is in a container that has been opened and is half empty but I can't see anything growing on it. Googling suggests that aged LME gives a caramel and melanoidin character to the beer so ...

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