fivestar stabaliser 5.2

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fivestar stabaliser 5.2

Post by Secla » Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:34 pm

just found this, it claims
5.2 is a proprietary blend of buffers that will lock in your mash and kettle water at a pH of 5.2 regardless of the starting pH of your water

Anyone tried it ? seems alot simpler than playing around with measuring ph and different compounds !

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Re: fivestar stabaliser 5.2

Post by Matt in Birdham » Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:40 pm

Never tried it, but read quite a lot about it on the US forums. The general consensus is that it doesn't work, but you should find a lot of reading over there if you search for it.

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Re: fivestar stabaliser 5.2

Post by barneey » Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:07 pm

Give your money to a charity instead ;)
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Re: fivestar stabaliser 5.2

Post by Secla » Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:13 pm

Fair enough, it did sound a bit to goo to be true

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Re: fivestar stabaliser 5.2

Post by barneey » Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:11 am

Just follow Eric's advice on the thread you started viewtopic.php?f=9&t=74532&p=777343#p777343

Measure Alkalinity, adjust alkalinity to style, ensure there is enough Ca & brew, fine tune at a later date.
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