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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?

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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
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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.
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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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EckersKlein 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.
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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. :)
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