Hi,
Just having my first dabble at water treatment... treated with a boil, with gypsum and calcium chloride. Live in a hardwater area. Iv just tested the pH of my liquor and its still in the 6's...what can I do? in store i have - Gypsum, Epsom salts, Calcium Chloride, Campden, Citric acid... should i bump some of something into it?
Quick pls guys, im heating the mash liqour as we speak!
Cheers!
Mash pH too high..
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boingy
Re: Mash pH too high..
The grain affects the mash pH so I suspect you will be fine. Just run with it.
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Rowang
Re: Mash pH too high..
cheers boingy... il have a go and measure pH of the mash. Is there any decent way to adjust the mash pH during the mash, or should i just chill out and not bother?
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Aleman
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Re: Mash pH too high..
pH of liquor is irrelevant . . .don't worry about it.
pH of Mash is more important, as long as you are in the range5.2 to 5.8 and even outside this is Ok (I mashed a stout at 4.8 with no real issues).
While you can use all sorts of fancy calculations there is actually nothing wrong with putting a stick in the sand . . . brewing the beer seeing what results you get from that and modifying it accordingly for the next batch.
pH of Mash is more important, as long as you are in the range5.2 to 5.8 and even outside this is Ok (I mashed a stout at 4.8 with no real issues).
While you can use all sorts of fancy calculations there is actually nothing wrong with putting a stick in the sand . . . brewing the beer seeing what results you get from that and modifying it accordingly for the next batch.
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boingy
Re: Mash pH too high..
I suggest this time round you just measure it and then take no action. There are others on here that can advise you better on the subject of ph but you seemed to need a quick answer so you ended up with me!