Calibrating and storing your ph meter

[cunnol]

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...

[Leann ull]

Have a read through original thread or you tube you can make it easy enough

[cunnol]

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

[Leann ull]

I bought storage cleaning and buffet in one of the links from grow shop, price was ok vs other places that shall remain nameless

[cunnol]

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

[Leann ull]

Yeah was reading about those on  Jim's recently ☹️

[BrewDorg]

If you're looking for distilled water, check Halfords. They have 5L drums for battery top ups.

[Simon_]

original thread

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[mick02]

original thread

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I think he meant this thread ... http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum/member-only-group-buys/expression-of-interest-for-ph-meters/

[cunnol]

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

[BrewDorg]

No weird smell that I noticed anyway