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too much DAP?
I brewed a Belgian Single this past weekend and hit my target pH of 5.3; after the boil I took another pH reading and it read 5.76. After trying to figure out how that was possible, I found that diammonium phosphate can raise the pH if used in large quantities. I used 1 tsp per gal in my 3.5...- martello_n
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RO Water - starting with lower pH
Due to my local water (philly), I've shifted to using full RO water and have been having a hard time with dialing it in. One of the things that throws me off is stripping back my starting pH from the average 6.8-7.2 to about 5.7-5.8~ Recently, I tried my stout recipe (grain bill & mash below)...- Anavrin215
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PH drop too low, too quick - Yeast Issue?
In moving to Philly, I’m working on getting familiar with the general water profile (which is generally on the harder side), but have noticed on my last two beers, the PH (post boil and into ferm) of 5.2, drops substantially after day 1 (which make sense), but then continues to drop a good deal...- Anavrin215
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