This thinking about water has me wanting to see what my mash pH is, as well as verify whether the Bristol Water report available online accurately reflects what actually comes out of the tap. Anyone happen to have a pH meter I could borrow, and/or an alkalinity test kit?
-Eric
Water analysis gear
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You can buy pretty cheap test kits in most pet shops. Something like this: http://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/tetra ... r-test-kit
Taz... or Chris. It's up to you.
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EckersKlein wrote:This thinking about water has me wanting to see what my mash pH is, as well as verify whether the Bristol Water report available online accurately reflects what actually comes out of the tap. Anyone happen to have a pH meter I could borrow, and/or an alkalinity test kit?
-Eric
Here's the alkalinity test kit
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Salifert-KH-A ... 335a04fc1e
Well worth the money. If you need any help gimme a call
You are best off testing each time you brew, alkalinity goes fluctuate a fair amount and it is the key thing in buffering mash pH.
60 percent of the time it works every time.
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for example BS13 ph7.8 +/- and T alkal 180 ppm
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Do you happen to know if the pH test kits read down to the 5.2-5.6 range? I think most aquariums are more like pH 7-9, so just wanted to make sure that such kits would be suited to brewing. It'd be really cool to see if the mash pH one ends up with is actually close to predictions.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BEER-pH-INDIC ... 259994ff3dEckersKlein wrote:Do you happen to know if the pH test kits read down to the 5.2-5.6 range? I think most aquariums are more like pH 7-9, so just wanted to make sure that such kits would be suited to brewing. It'd be really cool to see if the mash pH one ends up with is actually close to predictions.
60 percent of the time it works every time.
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Also... I have a few strips I'd like to get a few for free
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I meant, I have a few if you need some. I can give them for free. :)