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Author Topic: What Happens to pH When Wort is Diluted?  (Read 3161 times)

Offline johnnyb

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Re: What Happens to pH When Wort is Diluted?
« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2015, 06:35:05 am »
So much for worrying about diluting the pH.

My wort is at pH 3.1 this morning so I think I need to increase it in the boil somehow. Would pickling lime be the best choice for this? I want the pH in the 3.5 to 3.6 area.

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Re: What Happens to pH When Wort is Diluted?
« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2015, 11:18:38 am »
So much for worrying about diluting the pH.

My wort is at pH 3.1 this morning so I think I need to increase it in the boil somehow. Would pickling lime be the best choice for this? I want the pH in the 3.5 to 3.6 area.

little baking soda will do the trick.
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