In article >,
BobF > wrote:

> Wildbilly wrote:
>
> >
> > How much of what did you add? Malic is more sour than tartaric, for
> > example (it drops the pH more than an equivalent amount of tartaric).
> >
>
> malic does NOT reduce pH more than tartaric. malic will buffer the pH
> higher.

Added to water, malic will result in a lower pH than tartaric. Any
buffered solution will resist a change in pH. Malic only results in a
higher pH when it is converted to lactic acid in a secondary
fermentation (malolactic).
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