The kettle pH target when a recipe doesn't set one.
5.1 at room temperature is the middle of the 5.0–5.2 band Palmer & Kaminski
give for the boil. It's low enough for a firm hot break and clean
bitterness, and high enough that the beer doesn't finish sharp.
The kettle pH target when a recipe doesn't set one.
5.1 at room temperature is the middle of the 5.0–5.2 band Palmer & Kaminski give for the boil. It's low enough for a firm hot break and clean bitterness, and high enough that the beer doesn't finish sharp.