nabs478
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Hi,
I have just begun chekcing the pH of the mash and water to try and eradicate a problem I have been having using some pH 4.0-7.0 strips. I have found that it tells me that my tap water is about pH 5.2 or so, which is also roughly what I read for my mash. I would have expected that the water should be closer to 7, the mash to be between 5.2-5.5, but also that the mash pH should definately be lower than the water pH?
I have checked the strips with my saliva and it reads above 7, probably about 7.5 which is about right accoridng to various google sites. Fairly confused.
How reliable are these strips? Any other suggestions?
Also, is there any other problem with having a mash pH lower than 5.2 apart from a drop in efficiency?
Thanks.
I have just begun chekcing the pH of the mash and water to try and eradicate a problem I have been having using some pH 4.0-7.0 strips. I have found that it tells me that my tap water is about pH 5.2 or so, which is also roughly what I read for my mash. I would have expected that the water should be closer to 7, the mash to be between 5.2-5.5, but also that the mash pH should definately be lower than the water pH?
I have checked the strips with my saliva and it reads above 7, probably about 7.5 which is about right accoridng to various google sites. Fairly confused.
How reliable are these strips? Any other suggestions?
Also, is there any other problem with having a mash pH lower than 5.2 apart from a drop in efficiency?
Thanks.