Round two on trying to adjust my water and get the correct mash pH. It seems like I’ve got something wrong especially with the amount of acid I need to add?
Doing a wit beer: 2row 5lb4oz, white wheat 4lb4oz, flaked oats 1lb.
Existing water: ca56, mg9, na11, sulfate15, cl2, bicarbonate204, caco2-168,
Mashing profile: ca80, mg17, na11, sulfate46, cl44— after additions of some calcium chloride and some Epson salts.
Shooting for a mash pH of 5.3?
I have both lactic acid 88% as well as phosphoric acid 10%. I chose to use phosphoric acid in the program (because I read about taste contributions for lactic acid?) but it is saying that I need to add 41.4 ML of phosphoric acid to the sparge and 79.5 ML phosphoric acid to the mash.
I’ve never done this before but those seem extremely large contributions of acid? Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance for any help/advice.