i have been using ph paper thus far to test pickles and neutralizing baths and have not had an issue yet, however, i recently purchased a salimeter and discovered that when my ph paper says i am dead on, the salimeter says i am way off. i know the ph paper is just an educated guess, but is it possible to be that much discrepency? example: ph says 1.0, salimeter says 4.0
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The salimeter just checks the saline(salt) concentration of the pickle. The ph papers check the acidity of the pickle. So the readings you are getting are good readings for a pickle.
Todd B
they were for two different purposes. which brings up another question, what is the proper saline level for a pickle and neutral bath besides 1 lb. per gallon?
I maintain my pickle atleast 40% as far as neutral bath? not sure I know what You mean. If your refering to the neutralization bath after you remove it from the pickle you don,t need to check that.
Keep it at 42 - 44% is the best for the pickle. As for netrulizing use one tablespoon of baking soda to a gallon of water.