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Damn, I didn't realize this is such a complicated topic. I ended up brewing my pale ale yesterday and tossed in 1.2 ml of lactic acid in the strike water. Without knowing what the actual pH was, I hope it turns out. The OG was 1.062, so it should be a good'n.

Because what's the point in even having these calculators available if they outputs are all over the map? I can see the usefulness of them for water profile purposes, but to me, the pH approximations should be disregarded. The BW pH of 5.07 was with the acid addition, as were all other...

Thanks for all the input guys! I guess it's time to invest in a pH meter. These calculators are doing nothing but giving me a huge headache.

Thank you so much for your response! This is the 2-row I use: http://www.shopbrewmeister.com/index.php/brewing/ingredients/grain/base-malts/two-row-malt.html I would imagine it would be classified as 'domestic.' I've seen the L value at 1.7 - 2 L. I'd imagine it's a 'brewer's malt' as well...

I'd imagine this is probably a common issue, but I entered my next brew into several different water chemistry calculators (EZ Water, Brun Water, MpH, brewer's friend) and seem to be getting quite the range of predicted pH's. My malt bill is pretty basic (pale ale): 11 lbs 2-row and 1 lb...

Thanks guys. I'll be brewing a Sculpin clone this weekend and splitting it with these starters. I'm really curious how the WLP090 turns out.

So, I'm thinking this may be completely normal?

This is my first post and I'm relatively new to brewing- just started earlier this year and quickly transitioned to all-grain brewing. The last 8 or so batches I've done, I've made yeast starters. Last week, I made two starters for a 10 gal batch I'll be brewing and splitting next weekend to...