pH Meter?
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:44 am
by slanted & enchanted
What do you guys use/recommend? I've been using strips but i'm colorblind so i have to rely on having someone around to decipher for me. I want to start experimenting with sour mashing so i figure it's time.
Re: pH Meter?
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 4:09 pm
by Eamonn
The entry level Milwaukee units (MW101 and MW102) are probably all a brewer needs. Well priced too. Check out this good reference (actually the whole site is a goldmine):
http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php/PH ... ying_Guide
Re: pH Meter?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 7:09 am
by slanted & enchanted
i was looking at the milwaukee sm-102 because we can get it for a decent price from our distributor. they have the ph51 as well.
Re: pH Meter?
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 11:26 am
by ajdelange
Not familiar with any of those. I'd say as a minumum look for
1. Precision 0.01 (means you can read it to 0.01 - not that it is accurate to 0.01)
2. Accuracy better than or equal to 0.05. A meter capable of 0.02 is better as the accuracy of your readings is then set by the buffers and not the meter itself.
3. ATC
4. Ability to calibrate to 2 buffers (I understand there are some units out there that only allow 1 buffer calibration).
Under "nice to have" and as you can get it in under $100 meters I'll list it:
5. Automatic buffer recognition