Title: Calibrating and storing your ph meter
Post by: cunnol on February 21, 2017, 12:06:11 PM
Post by: cunnol on February 21, 2017, 12:06:11 PM
Got out my shiny new ph meter when brewing over the weekend only to find out I needed distilled water to calibrate it. Also I had no storage solution, only buffer powder.
Does anyone have any advice on where to pick this up? I think Halfords do distilled water for engines which I imagine would work. Though I do remember it smelling weirdly like pot pourri...
Does anyone have any advice on where to pick this up? I think Halfords do distilled water for engines which I imagine would work. Though I do remember it smelling weirdly like pot pourri...
Title: Re: Calibrating and storing your ph meter
Post by: Leann ull on February 21, 2017, 12:50:17 PM
Post by: Leann ull on February 21, 2017, 12:50:17 PM
Have a read through original thread or you tube you can make it easy enough
Title: Re: Calibrating and storing your ph meter
Post by: cunnol on February 21, 2017, 03:11:15 PM
Post by: cunnol on February 21, 2017, 03:11:15 PM
Cheers John, just ordered some storage solution from grow shop. I see you mentioned using distilled water, do you buy it or make it by collecting stream from boiling water. I see you can do it with a pot and some ice
Title: Re: Calibrating and storing your ph meter
Post by: Leann ull on February 21, 2017, 03:15:35 PM
Post by: Leann ull on February 21, 2017, 03:15:35 PM
I bought storage cleaning and buffet in one of the links from grow shop, price was ok vs other places that shall remain nameless
Title: Re: Calibrating and storing your ph meter
Post by: cunnol on February 21, 2017, 03:28:05 PM
Post by: cunnol on February 21, 2017, 03:28:05 PM
I've got some cheapo sachets so rather than order the liquid ph buffer I think I'll mix it with some homemade distilled water, cheers
Title: Re: Calibrating and storing your ph meter
Post by: Leann ull on February 21, 2017, 03:40:36 PM
Post by: Leann ull on February 21, 2017, 03:40:36 PM
Yeah was reading about those on Jim's recently ☹️
Title: Re: Calibrating and storing your ph meter
Post by: BrewDorg on February 21, 2017, 03:58:58 PM
Post by: BrewDorg on February 21, 2017, 03:58:58 PM
If you're looking for distilled water, check Halfords. They have 5L drums for battery top ups.
Title: Re: Calibrating and storing your ph meter
Post by: Simon_ on February 21, 2017, 04:09:18 PM
Post by: Simon_ on February 21, 2017, 04:09:18 PM
Quote from: CH on February 21, 2017, 12:50:17 PM?
original thread
Title: Re: Calibrating and storing your ph meter
Post by: mick02 on February 21, 2017, 04:12:57 PM
Post by: mick02 on February 21, 2017, 04:12:57 PM
Quote from: Simon_ on February 21, 2017, 04:09:18 PMI think he meant this thread ... http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum/member-only-group-buys/expression-of-interest-for-ph-meters/Quote from: CH on February 21, 2017, 12:50:17 PM?
original thread
Title: Re: Calibrating and storing your ph meter
Post by: cunnol on February 21, 2017, 04:19:18 PM
Post by: cunnol on February 21, 2017, 04:19:18 PM
Quote from: BrewDorg on February 21, 2017, 03:58:58 PM
If you're looking for distilled water, check Halfords. They have 5L drums for battery top ups.
Yeah may just buy some of that to be honest, did you get a weird smell off it? Suppose that doesn't really matter if you're just using it for calibration
Title: Re: Calibrating and storing your ph meter
Post by: BrewDorg on February 21, 2017, 06:44:16 PM
Post by: BrewDorg on February 21, 2017, 06:44:16 PM
No weird smell that I noticed anyway