I just started this kit and the PH was 3.8 after adding the proper amount of spring water. so i followed a formula to reduce the level to 3.6. I checked today and it is 3.2, either the formula is wrong or i should have waited 24 hours for the juice and water to mix better? or does adding oak chips change the PH? any ideas?
As long as i'm at it ; my WE pinot grigio was at 2.9 and SG of 996 so i added potassium carbonate per the directions on the Carlson bottle to get the ph to 3.2. Being not too bright i didn't weigh the contents of the bottle just took for granted that if it said two ounces then that was what was in the bottle, so i dumped the whole bottle in my 6 gallons of wine. After stirring for quite a while the ph was 4.1, so then i freaked out and added acid blend to move it back down. after i realized the acid probably wasn't dissolving very well i stopped. I'm afraid to check it tomorrow, it's probably at 2.5 or something.