My last 2 AG brews are just not getting to the OG in the recipe. I've never had efficiency issues in the past, even going over predicted OG at times.
Yesterdays Leffe clone was a whopping 10 points under! Easily rectified with candi sugar in a Belgian.
I'm thinking it is my mash PH, which I measure with strips at 6.2+.
Maybe something has changed with my tap water. No chance of getting a water report from our "throw a 6 to start" water company though!
I want to brew this weekend but no proprietary PH balancer, AMS/CRS will arrive in time.
Are there any more widely available domestic substances I can add to the water/mash to lower it?
Cheers All.
Yesterdays Leffe clone was a whopping 10 points under! Easily rectified with candi sugar in a Belgian.
I'm thinking it is my mash PH, which I measure with strips at 6.2+.
Maybe something has changed with my tap water. No chance of getting a water report from our "throw a 6 to start" water company though!
I want to brew this weekend but no proprietary PH balancer, AMS/CRS will arrive in time.
Are there any more widely available domestic substances I can add to the water/mash to lower it?
Cheers All.