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Five Star | 5.2 pH Stabilizer

Five Star | 5.2 pH Stabilizer

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5.2 is a proprietary blend of buffers that will lock in your mash and kettle water at a pH of 5.2 regardless of the starting pH of your water.

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good product
Jess C on Feb 7, 2023
Sounds helpful
Teresa M on Dec 29, 2022
good product
Jess C on Feb 7, 2023
In recipe
Jeff on Jan 23, 2023
Sounds helpful
Teresa M on Dec 29, 2022
I think I need it though it wasn’t clear
Michael e b on Dec 3, 2022
This product seems to work well to adjust pH into the 5.2-5.5 range.
James B on Nov 30, 2022
Topo Chico
Leo Martinez I on Nov 22, 2022
High PH in house water
Chris R on Oct 7, 2022
Good stuff; some people have other thoughts but try it for yourself.
Kevin S on Jun 7, 2022
Never ph my mash, wanted to see if this would give me better efficiency
Benjamin C on Apr 21, 2022
Try it out
gary l on Mar 3, 2022
trying it for the 1st time
Pete T on Dec 30, 2021
Brew Day
derek b on Dec 24, 2021
Water treatment
CJ on Dec 15, 2021
Almost out
Kirk S on Dec 7, 2021
price
Rodney D on Dec 1, 2021
ph adjust
Timothy P on Nov 3, 2021
I always use it to stabilize my well water pH in my mash
Gary on Oct 30, 2021
I need to optimize the ph of the water used in my proccess
Ivan J on Oct 11, 2021
It helps me with my mash.
Michael H on Aug 4, 2021
stabilize mash pH
Mark F on Jun 19, 2021
More mash consistency
Eric M on May 29, 2021
To help beer ph
Michael D T on May 20, 2021
makes getting mash pH simple and it works
Todd O on May 19, 2021
Because i step of getting the ph right is always better then 2 steps.
billy w on May 11, 2021
Hard seltzer
Justin L on May 6, 2021
I use this every time
Jens M on Apr 17, 2021
Sounds like it will help stabilize my water which is a higher pH
William S on Feb 19, 2021
For Seltzer
Derek H on Feb 3, 2021
Great for mash conversions
Adam P on Jan 29, 2021
Trying to improve the product
Aron Thomas M on Jan 11, 2021
works really well for my application
Gerald D on Dec 18, 2020
alkaline tap water
Clifford A on Dec 16, 2020
Simplify my water ph process
Adam D on Nov 24, 2020
Tried it and like it.
Mark G on Nov 3, 2020
To make PH Balance easier
Gary E N on Oct 7, 2020
This plain works.
Brian H on Oct 2, 2020
works best for my water
Paul P on Sep 29, 2020
I was out!
Richard M on Sep 17, 2020
Great product to ensure proper Ph
Timothy E on Jul 30, 2020
Try it out
Jeffrey F Cook J on Jul 23, 2020
Because you put it in your recommendations
Nik D on Jul 9, 2020
for mashing
Wayne L M on Jul 3, 2020
need mash pH at 5.2 for optimum fermentation
John L on Jun 25, 2020
To make my life easier
Brian M on Jun 23, 2020
I have enjoyed success with this product and needed to restock
Todd P on Jun 17, 2020
Try it out
Daniel A on Jun 17, 2020
Recommended
troy s on Jun 10, 2020
Wanted to try it
Sarah H on Jun 2, 2020
Improve beer quality
Nick S on May 20, 2020
Deal of the day!
Robert S on May 20, 2020
In recipe
Jeff on Jan 23, 2023
I think I need it though it wasn’t clear
Michael e b on Dec 3, 2022
Is this product added to the mash water before or after adding grains?
Michael M on Sep 19, 2022
BEST ANSWER: Add before the grains. I would suggest using lactic acid for the same purpose. I much prefer the lactic acid to drop pH than this stabilizer.
Will this work adjusting the sparge water?
mike a on Apr 9, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5
So far this has done the job along with some process changes
March 8, 2023
Purchased
 1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
It's a secret
I hate to admit it but this is the secret ingredient of the best brewers word wide. Your water is the key to perfection. Add to strike water. 2 Tbs for 9 gal. That's it. Brew away. Cheers my friends
March 7, 2023
Purchased
 1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
PH stabilizer
Great product, easy to use
February 6, 2023
Purchased
 1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Mash Stabiliser
Use this every brew and have stopped checking ph as it's always spot on.
January 1, 2023
Purchased
 1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great product. Significantly improves my final gravity! I’d recommend this product
August 8, 2022
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
The only chemical altering additive I use
February 9, 2022
Purchased
 over 6 years ago
Rated 4 out of 5
The Description oversells it but it seems to work as a mild pH buffer
I mixed 200g of room temp water and 0.53g of acid blend (malic and tartaric) to a pH of 3.2 -- I added 5x recommended at rate of 1tbsp/1gallon (1.16g of buffer as I measured 1 tbsp as 22 grams so used ~ 22g/3785g water).

This maybe raised the pH by 0.2, I added to 4x that amount (so 20x) and that brought me up to about 4.0... adding 0.4g of sodium bicarbonate got me to 5.2 from there. I think that if you are within a couple of points pH this probably will nudge you in the right direction - but it DOES NOT "instantly adjust(ed) to the perfect pH of 5.2" -- that's just not how chemistry works.

I cannot say if this is good or bad for brewing, I think a small amount probably doesn't hurt anything and will likely nudge you towards 5.2 pH -- but it will not fix a significant pH imbalance. I plan to use it at normal dose for brewing just to give a light buffer effect but will still pre-adjust my pH to be in the ballpark.
testing pH buffer results
testing pH buffer results
November 22, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5
This stuff is the bomb
Want to take the guess work out? Use this stuff. I believe in using local water to give your beer local flavor, but the ph where I live is terrible. Fixed my problems right now.
August 10, 2021
Purchased
 over 3 years ago
Rated 1 out of 5
Not impressed.
Chemical engineer here. It just doesn’t buffer well enough at the dosage recommended. I had a fermentation stall with this product used. The pH was less than 3. My starting pH was 5.8. I will make my own buffer in the future.
February 16, 2021
Purchased
 over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Boiling pot
I decided I wanted to try out the 5.2 Ph stabilizer as an experiment when I made my next batch of beer. Wow what a difference it made. The yeast went crazy and the airlock looked like a pressure valve on a pressure cooker. Really impressive.
September 30, 2020
Purchased
 over 4 years ago
 
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