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Offline denny

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Too much lactic acid?
« on: January 01, 2013, 12:58:30 PM »
Getting ready to brew a German pils.  Looks like as part of my water adjustment I need to add 2.6 ml of lactic acid to the mash and 1.3 ml. to the sparge.  Doesn't seem excessive to me, but I wanted to get opinions.
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Re: Too much lactic acid?
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2013, 01:10:38 PM »
Quote from: denny on January 01, 2013, 12:58:30 PM
Getting ready to brew a German pils.  Looks like as part of my water adjustment I need to add 2.6 ml of lactic acid to the mash and 1.3 ml. to the sparge.  Doesn't seem excessive to me, but I wanted to get opinions.
Do you check your mash pH?  I would add conservatively and check it.
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Re: Too much lactic acid?
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2013, 01:17:00 PM »
If that's what Bru'n water tells you to do, it's probably correct. Double-check for operator error on the spreadsheet, but it's always within +/-0.1 pH when I check with my meter.
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