Redtab78
Well-Known Member
Ok, so playing around in beer smith 3 and the new mash ph tool, i am finding that i need to add close to 10ml of lactic acid to the mash to get my ph down. After doing some searching here and there, i am reading that this may be too much and could potentially effect flavor or impart a little too much sourness...but then i read elsewhere from others that it is fine, so i thought i would ask all of you here.
I do have a very good ph meter, and do not plan to add any until brew day when i take my actual measurements, this is just for the planning side, and playing with the new tool in the software, but i wanted to know, if what i measure matches what BS3 says, would 10ml be too much or should i combine lactic with some acidulated malt so as to not add too much lactaid.
thanks for any advice!
I do have a very good ph meter, and do not plan to add any until brew day when i take my actual measurements, this is just for the planning side, and playing with the new tool in the software, but i wanted to know, if what i measure matches what BS3 says, would 10ml be too much or should i combine lactic with some acidulated malt so as to not add too much lactaid.
thanks for any advice!