TOWEYWACKER
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone. Ill be brewing the centennial blonde ale recipe from this website. For the smaller batch, the recipe is as follows...
7 lbs 2-row
0.75 lbs Carapils
0.5 lbs Crystal 10L
0.5 lbs Vienna
mash with 2.58 gallons H2O
I use the primer designed by AJ and I start with 100% RO water. I don't want to add a ton of CaCl2 to get my pH down. By using the EZ water calculator, it estimates that I will be at a pH of 5.63 with the addition of 2 grams CaCl2, which is as much as I wanna go. I have a dropper bottle of 88% phosphoric acid, but I have never had to use it, because I have always used minerals to get my pH down. How do I go about this? I know that the phosphoric acid cannot take the place of the lactic acid on the EZ calc. (I wish it was as simple as that). I'm supposed to add the phosphoric acid to the mash water and not the actual mash, right? Any roundabout amount that I can expect to add? PS, I have a pH meter.
7 lbs 2-row
0.75 lbs Carapils
0.5 lbs Crystal 10L
0.5 lbs Vienna
mash with 2.58 gallons H2O
I use the primer designed by AJ and I start with 100% RO water. I don't want to add a ton of CaCl2 to get my pH down. By using the EZ water calculator, it estimates that I will be at a pH of 5.63 with the addition of 2 grams CaCl2, which is as much as I wanna go. I have a dropper bottle of 88% phosphoric acid, but I have never had to use it, because I have always used minerals to get my pH down. How do I go about this? I know that the phosphoric acid cannot take the place of the lactic acid on the EZ calc. (I wish it was as simple as that). I'm supposed to add the phosphoric acid to the mash water and not the actual mash, right? Any roundabout amount that I can expect to add? PS, I have a pH meter.