PH Meter

Hi, I read with intrigue the recent post on water chemistry for brewing, and hence I have started using a Salifert test kit to check out the Alkalinity, but now I would like to buy a PH Meter to check my mash ph.

As there are several options that I can take (cheap or expensive and brand) can therefore help me out and kindly give me your recommendations on a which suitable PH Meter to get?

Thanks.

As recommended by aleman to pittsy and then pittsy to myself...

http://m.rapidonline.com/Catalogue/Product/51-5153

You will need to buy buffer solutions

I'm using the Voltcraft one and I've been happy with it.....the only negative I can mention is that if you don't hold he probe steady the reading jumps around quite a bit.
Whatever you go with, I would advise getting one with a replaceable probe.

I have a £5 China special from Amazon and it appears to work fine. I expect it to last only a year or two which is fine for me.

Ive been using this one for a couple of years now, I don't bother storing it properly and calibrate it every couple of months or so and its working great, quite expensive and the probes are also expensive to replace. It'll be interesting to see how long it goes before I have to replace the probe. I also test other waters on a frequent basis so it's used for more than just brewing so I get my money's worth.

http://www.hannainstruments.co.uk/pocke ... tAodZRsOSA

Anybody used one of these? Cheapest 0.01 resolution I could find

Cheers. Love the coca cola buffer solution. Will need to remember that for future. Picked up a salifert kit for first few brews and pick up cheap meter to "compare"

Hi All,
Thanks for your responses which is much appreciated, and I think that I will go for the Voltcraft which looks ideal for what I want.

Cheapo Chinese version for me. I have had it 2 years and when tested against the buffer solution was still spot on. So while it may be cheap and nasty in appearance, appears to give consistent accurate results.