Mash Hopping And PH

[wobdee]

Anyone measure PH while mash hopping to see if or how much it effects PH? I don't have a meter yet but most of my beers are mash hopped and I get good results but I'm wondering whether its effecting the mash PH and maybe I should compensate? I usually target 5.4 using Brewers Friend.

 

[ajdelange]

The answer is, of course, yes, the addition of hops to mash or wort effects its pH but the more pertinent question is 'by how much?'. Given that one used a few oz hops with several pounds of grain the answer is very probably 'not by much at all' but no, I have never done measurements.

 

[wobdee]

Thanks AJ. I guess I have another excuse to purchase a meter.

Would you be willing to venture a guess on how much 3/4 oz of Saaz would drop a 3 gal BIAB batch to?

I wonder if it would be similar to adding hops to the boil as far as PH goes? I'm sure people have measured that.