I'm getting ready to bottle and one of my reds had a TA of 6.3 (measured with pH method)
So I used Fermcalc to find out to add 10.5 grams of KCO3 to my 5.5 gallons to bring it down to 5.2 g/L of TA.
I also sulfited it, then racked into bottling bucket. Tested a bit just for the hell of it, still 6.3! I also noted that my pH was 3.73 before then 3.88 after the addition.
Does it take time to adjust or something?
So I used Fermcalc to find out to add 10.5 grams of KCO3 to my 5.5 gallons to bring it down to 5.2 g/L of TA.
I also sulfited it, then racked into bottling bucket. Tested a bit just for the hell of it, still 6.3! I also noted that my pH was 3.73 before then 3.88 after the addition.
Does it take time to adjust or something?