Question by David T: Can one use MMS to raise the Ph for mashing grains when brewing beer?
Or anything else you may be inclined to impart to a novice in the realm of the Ph factor in the mashing business…. Thanks.
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Answer by Corvato
whats MMS?
never heard of anything like this for brewing
most people use a bicarbonate to raise the PH… i guess techincally you could even use baking soda… but not sure what the extra salt might do.
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No. Methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) is used in research trials commonly alkylating the nitrogen base (and/or ribose sugar). It is commonly used in fragmentation research of DNA work. Therefore, no it would not work in brewing applications.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/methylates
An example of the type of work the a researcher would use MMS to cause a methylated base:
http://www.geneimprint.com/site/features/16581547
Raising the pH of brewer’s wort…
Use Carbonates
Carbonates do increase the pH (more alkaline) of wort but also may produce less fermentable worts. This means a greater dextrin to maltose ratio. In addition to that carbonates cause unacceptable wort color, poor wort filtration which is related to reduced separation of the tannin-protein complex that contributes to beer haze and other problems for the brewer.
Posted on November 1st, 2010 at 7:17 am
of course you can!
Posted on November 1st, 2010 at 7:46 am
Of course you can’t. Anybody that knows about beer or atleast science knows this.
Whose the stalker?
Posted on November 1st, 2010 at 8:35 am
Terrible idea. MMS creates chlorine dioxide, which WILL have an adverse effect on your brewing. You might as well pour a cap-full of bleach in your mash for that same harsh effect.
Posted on November 1st, 2010 at 9:32 am
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