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Contents:
  pH meters (Matthew Brooks)


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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:48:05 -0500
From: Matthew Brooks <mabrooks12 at icloud.com>
Subject: pH meters

Certainly anyone can read up and pontificate like experts about pH meters,
buffers and such as some on this site certainly do.  Drift is not just common
on the cheap ones but also on the expensive ones !  It really is a matter of
proper storage, cleaning and usage.  If you think you can use a pH meter
successfully at any temperature beyond room temp or somewhere close you are
in for a let down.  There are so many factors that come into play with pH
probes that I don't recommend using them at all in brewing unless you can
control the conditions and know how to overcome the many issues that come
into play.  Unlike other professed experts on this site, I use pH meters
daily for over 25 years, and I have used the most expensive units and the
cheap ones with success!  I stand with Mr. Houseman in that for general
brewing related pH measurement it is likely best to go with strips and make
sure the temp is stabilized at or near room temp!  

Sent from my iPad

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