1/4 teaspoon of 10% phosphoric acid for 19 litres. calculated from bate: pH 4.16
For 1 drop = 0.05ml, it means roughly 25 drops
Step 1. Convert mass ( or volume) and concentration ( % w/w) to mole per litre ( mol/L)
Step 2. Use BATE or other app to calculate pH
If aiming for pH 5.6, conc will be 2.5 e-6, or 1/100 tsp , 0.044 ml, roughly 1 drop
From homebrewtalk, AHA, summer rye, hefe Gordon Strong suggested to use 1/4 teaspoon of 10% phosphoric acid. pH would be 4.16....
For 2L,
for pH4.16, then it means ~2.6 drop
for pH5.6, then it means ~0.1 drop
Better still,
using pH value to calculate mol/L
Using the calculated mol/L to find required volume ( or mass) or acid required
For pH4, or more diluted acids, molarity=10^(-1*pH)
Molarity= moles/ L
using Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, as explained in BATE pH calculator cheatsheet:
pH 3 to 4, 10% phosphoric acid:
pH 4 to 5, 10% phosphoric acid:
pH 4 to 5, 1% phosphoric acid:
So for 19L volume, 10% phosphoric acid as starting point is practical. But for 2L volume, 1% would be better
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