I finally broke down and got a Ph meter. I'm tired of flying blind with my water and my mash. It's not a great one, but it's a pretty good one.
I've read a lot of comments about these things being unreliable and a little 'twitchy' to work with. I'm comfortable with calibration and how that all works. My question has to do with the actual mash testing.
When do I test the Ph? Do I test repeatedly throughout the mash? Do I test at the end of the mash? Do I wait x minutes, then test? Do I test during th sparge? I'm a little fuzzy on all this.
I was hoping there was a sticky for this, but I didn't see one.
I won't be using it till next weekend, but any help is appreciated.
I've read a lot of comments about these things being unreliable and a little 'twitchy' to work with. I'm comfortable with calibration and how that all works. My question has to do with the actual mash testing.
When do I test the Ph? Do I test repeatedly throughout the mash? Do I test at the end of the mash? Do I wait x minutes, then test? Do I test during th sparge? I'm a little fuzzy on all this.
I was hoping there was a sticky for this, but I didn't see one.
I won't be using it till next weekend, but any help is appreciated.