Description
Water adjustment starter kit – pH meter, brewing salts and lactic acid
A complete kit for adjusting your brewing water, so you get the right mash pH and the water profile your beer needs. The kit contains a pH meter from Milwaukee with calibration solution, storage solution for the electrode, five brewing salts and lactic acid.
If your water is clean and fairly neutral, you usually do not need to remove anything from it. Simply adding salts gives you a good starting point for brewing. Depending on the beer style, the pH should be adjusted and salts added to achieve the flavour you want.
Contents
- Milwaukee pH54 pH meter, with calibration solution
- MA9015 electrolyte solution for storing the pH electrode
- Calcium sulphate 100 g
- Calcium chloride 50 g
- Calcium carbonate 50 g
- Magnesium sulphate 100 g
- Sodium bicarbonate 50 g
- Lactic acid 100 ml
How the salts are used
- Calcium sulphate, calcium chloride and magnesium sulphate lower the pH.
- Sodium bicarbonate and calcium carbonate raise the pH.
- Lactic acid adjusts the pH directly, especially in pale beers.
- Sulphate accentuates hops and bitterness, chloride accentuates sweetness and body.
Frequently asked questions about the water adjustment starter kit
What pH should the mash have?
The ideal mash pH is 5.2–5.6. Measure with the pH meter and adjust with salts or lactic acid.
When do I add the salts?
Salts for the mash are mixed with the malt. Salts for the sparge water are first dissolved in a little water. Calcium carbonate needs an acidic environment and does not belong in the sparge water.
Is calibration solution included?
Yes. Calibration solution comes with the pH meter. You also get MA9015 electrolyte solution for storing the pH electrode.
How much salt do I need?
It depends on your water and the beer style. Get your water profile from the water utility and use, for example, Brewfather to calculate the amounts. Yeast does best with at least 50 mg/l calcium.
Which salts suit IPA and NEIPA?
IPA wants plenty of sulphate, which accentuates the hops. NEIPA needs plenty of both sulphate and chloride, and most brewers let calcium chloride dominate.
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