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The PH was taken from the whole batch. From the fermenter. I did not measure PH of the mash, as I'm using LME. My tap water that I'm using has 7.8 ph.

Actually, here are some reports about the water quality. and here:

I heated it up to 85. Separately, I boiled water and added hops for 15 min. After it cooled down a bit, I added it to the LME.

I did not boil LME. I heated it up to 85 °C. Additional hops I boiled water separately and added hops. Cooling I used cold bath in the sink which was roughly 30 min., pour it into fermenter vessel, added tap water, good stir and then pitched the yeast. Because the airlock did not bubble at all...

Yes I'm brewing from liquid malt extract and hops.

Well…the batch was 23L and OG 1.040. I bought the yeast on brew day and used only tap water. But the weird thing is that exactly the same thing happened with my previous batch. Exactly the same. Because I have tap water pH between 7.8-8.4 based on the report, I assume that it should have enough...

I just bottled it today, so it needs to rest. It was Golden pale Pilsener Lager. On can, it was saying that FG 1.005. But actually I used Californian Lager yeast M54 as I can't ferment on lower temp at the moment. I would say that fermentation could stop due to not enough oxygen, but before I...

Yes, I took gravity reading. So I pitched more yeast, and it dropped FG from 1.016 to 1.008 and that was it. I was Expecting 1.005 or 1.004. My airlock did not bubble at all since start to finish.

Thank you. So, I'm assuming that distilled water is perfectly fine. I just want to make an experiment because last batch turned out a little sweet, and I had some issues with fermentation. And because I did not take any PH readings, I thought that it might be water. Fermentation stopped after 2...

I forgot to add, my tap water is between 7.8-8.2 PH 3 phase chlorinated and contains fluoride.

Hi all, Can I use ONLY distilled water for 23L batch when using liquid malt extract, and will I get desired 5.2-5.6 PH of the wort, or I still need to adjust PH to get 5.2PH? Also, I'm planning to add one sachet (4g) of yeast nutrient. Thanks for all replies.

Hi, I'm brewing my second batch, so I am quite a beginner and I have noticed that after fermentation is done the PH is not right – PH 3.6. As far as I know, it should be somewhere around 4.2. I did not take a reading of the wort PH before fermentation, but the tap water that was used was about...