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Post #1 made 14 years ago
by Zelig
Finally I'm ready! I've got my bag, malts, hops, grain mill and so on.
I think this weekend I'll move my first step in AG brewing! :party:

But I've got one last minute question...

I realize that I didn't buy any PH meter and correctors. Do I really have to worry about it during the mash?
Maybe I could use bottled water instead of tap water, so probably I can read water's PH level on the label. But water's PH is not wort's PH, am I right? :think:
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Post #2 made 14 years ago
by Lylo
Don't sweat the ph at this point Zelig.You will have your hads full worrying about all kind of ther unnecessary details.Main thing IMO is an accurate and steady mash temp. this alone will keep you on edge enough.Have fun and good lick!
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Post #3 made 14 years ago
by BrickBrewHaus
+1 Don't sweat it for a while. If you find out that you really like the technical side of brewing, then by all means buy a pH meter. As for the water, I would use your tap water. As long as the water alone tastes good, then you should be OK using it.
Zelig wrote:But water's PH is not wort's PH, am I right? :think:
Correct. The pH will drop considerably (and mostly unpredictably) once you add the grains so the initial water's pH really tells you very little about what the mash pH will be.
Last edited by BrickBrewHaus on 20 Oct 2011, 21:01, edited 5 times in total.

Post #4 made 14 years ago
by Lylo
I did buy ph test strips that I use mostly to monitor my starsan.
The strips are fairly cheap if you can find them.I got mine on ebay.The s&h was way more than the product!
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Post #5 made 14 years ago
by stux
I prefer my strips to my ph meter...

I don't have to clean and calibrate strips
Fermenting: -
Cubed: -
Stirplate: -
On Tap: NS Summer Ale III (WY1272), Landlord III (WY1469), Fighter's 70/- II (WY1272), Roast Porter (WY1028), Cider, Soda
Next: Munich Helles III

5/7/12

Post #6 made 14 years ago
by Zelig
Ok, then I'll skip this this step in my first one, and just cross my fingers! :)
Maybe I'll try fo find some strips for the next one. I think that aquarium shops shoud sell them, right?
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Post #7 made 14 years ago
by stux
Zelig wrote:Ok, then I'll skip this this step in my first one, and just cross my fingers! :)
Maybe I'll try fo find some strips for the next one. I think that aquarium shops shoud sell them, right?
Not sure, my ones are in the beer specific range and I got them from http://northernbrewer.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Last edited by stux on 21 Oct 2011, 16:25, edited 5 times in total.
Fermenting: -
Cubed: -
Stirplate: -
On Tap: NS Summer Ale III (WY1272), Landlord III (WY1469), Fighter's 70/- II (WY1272), Roast Porter (WY1028), Cider, Soda
Next: Munich Helles III

5/7/12
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