They are needed if you want to take a accurate ph readingI have the Milwaukee pH 56. NorthernBrewer sells it for $99 but I got it on Amazon for only $57. Works great so far. Are pH meters really needed? Not really, you'll still be making beer with or without one. I've been brewing great beer for nearly 4 years without one and only recently picked one up to improve my beers further. I also think after a number of uses over a number of different styles of beer I'll probably get used to the ballpark ranges and know enough to not really need to use it each session, just to check in once in awhile I would imagine. The only thing is you have to remember to calibrate it before using on each brew day and you have to store it in electrode storage solution. For me this is as simple as putting some storage solution in the end cap, capping it, and putting a piece of tape around the seam just to aid in preventing any evaporation between uses, then store it standing upright.
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They are needed if you want to take a accurate ph reading
Thanks Captain Obvious!
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hahaha no i did not mean that to be a smart a$$ rather if you want a accurate reading use a meter vs the strips
Haha, I know, was just joking (like the commercials) hence the smiley's I figured his question was more of whether it's imperative to have one for brewing / mead making. I never made mead so I can't say if it's a necessity for that, but being people have been making mead for centuries without ph meters I'd guess that it's not absolutely necessary there either.
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