user 157712
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Hello all...
Since switching to AG about a year back, I've been using 5.2 stabilizer and tap water with decent results, but still find I'm just really not ok with not knowing what's going into my brew. So for my latest beer I decided to try AJ Delange's suggestions in the water chemistry primer. I brewed a blonde ale using (store bought) RO water and the recommended additions for a pils style beer...calcium chloride & acidulated malt. Out of curiosity I checked the mash pH with a test strip and found it to be around 4.6 (the lowest on the color key). So, my question...Does RO water pick up ions from the air that cause a drop in pH due to lack of buffering power from the water? Are the test strips really just that crappy? Am I nuts? I guess I was not expecting a pH that low...
I hit all my usual numbers just fine with that beer and its fermenting just fine but is it going to be ok? Will it be drinkable?
Thanks all for the help!
Since switching to AG about a year back, I've been using 5.2 stabilizer and tap water with decent results, but still find I'm just really not ok with not knowing what's going into my brew. So for my latest beer I decided to try AJ Delange's suggestions in the water chemistry primer. I brewed a blonde ale using (store bought) RO water and the recommended additions for a pils style beer...calcium chloride & acidulated malt. Out of curiosity I checked the mash pH with a test strip and found it to be around 4.6 (the lowest on the color key). So, my question...Does RO water pick up ions from the air that cause a drop in pH due to lack of buffering power from the water? Are the test strips really just that crappy? Am I nuts? I guess I was not expecting a pH that low...
I hit all my usual numbers just fine with that beer and its fermenting just fine but is it going to be ok? Will it be drinkable?
Thanks all for the help!