high mash ph

[robsan77]

Hi,

My water is ph 7ish. Should I try and bring it down or just mash at a slightly lower temp for longer? If so what temp for such a ph?

Thanks

Rob

 

[tubby_shaw]

The actual pH of your water doesn't matter
What matters is the pH of your mash :thumb:
Without going into too much detail, it is the dissolved salts in your water reacting with the phosphates etc in the malt that give the mash pH :thumb:
You can check the pH of your mash with pH papers if you are concerned ,and you should be aiming in the range of 5.2 to 5.6 :)
I would concentrate on getting the brewing basics sewn up before worrying to much about mash pH etc :thumb:

 

[Vossy1]

I would concentrate on getting the brewing basics sewn up before worrying to much about mash pH etc

Wise words indeed
If you get a water report and slap it on the forum we'll take a look at it though rob :thumb:
Water can vary throughout the year deending on where it's drawn from, so it could always be guesswork, but better something than nothing.