Eric - you made this so easy to understand, and easier than reading the literature to get the same information (yes, I did both). Your assistance with these videos has enabled me to take the next step in fermented sausage making! Great information!
The best explanation I have seen. I've watched many how to videos but the way you explain the calibration of this meter is the best. After watching this video I completely understand how to calibrate my meter. Thank you very much for the help.
Thank you. Finally, I understand what’s going on in calibrating my Apera pH meter I’ve been watching Apera’s video on Calibrating and I wasn’t sure if I was getting it right. It was just confusing without having the knowledge you gave.
Eric, Thanks so much for this video. I bought this meter on your recommendation then was afraid to use it as I really did not understand it and I thought calibration would be difficult. Now I can jump right in. I'm off to test my first salami.
This was so helpful. Thank you. I have the PH60S Spear and I was a little nervous as a new business owner making salsas. good to know I can only do the 2 point calibration sinceI am only dealing in Low Acid and Acidic food. Thanks!
Very usefull for me, but i had to translate for a group. Some of them not technical. I whish we can have a french version. Compare to the written version this video is easy to understand. Thank you.
Hi Eric, the tip of my apera ph meter broke I think. Do you know which one is the replacement? Found one on Amazon but it is $150, and the meter cost me around 200. Doesn’t sound right
Hey, can you please tell me how to store the ph-meter? Because it is delivered with a wet sensor, so how should I store it until next year? And what about the liquid that is inside the cap of the device? How can I change / refill it? Should I? When? Greetings!
The cap should have storage solution in it. It's necessary to keep fresh storage solution in there at all times. If the tip dries out it can damage the meter. Do you have extra storage solution? If not you should get a bottle. I generally change mine once a month. 1 bottle will last at least a year. You should keep the meter in it's case with the cap on in a cool area.
I just calibrated my Apera PH60S using this video, so easy to do, you explain things perfect, so I finally get to use my meter today, my family sausage recipe has chopped fresh tomato in it and wine, I adjusted the PH on the tomatoes to 5.8, when you add red wine to your sausage recipes, do you also adjust the PH on the wine as well, or would that ruin the characteristic of the wine?
Very easy to understand. However I am facing other issues with the PH60S. First question is: When calibrating in the pH 7.00 or 4.00 does the number above have to be 7.00 or 4.00 or close to it as it is shown in your video? Second question, when trying to calibrate 4.00 it seats there for ever and I never see the smiley face steady. What can I do?
This answered almost all of my questions and concerns. I don’t have the PH60S-Z, it was unavailable, can I check the slope with the PH60S, If not, how do I tell if I have to replace the probe?
Good video. Make sure you take the cap off the Calibration Vial. It is almost invisible when it is on and my 7.0 calibration fluid ended up on the table 😂
Very nice and explanatory video! I also bought this meter recently and I have a few questions: 1) How accurate is the PH measurement since the meter is already out of calibration after the first round. The mobile app calibration already shows deviations from the reference. My expectation was that the meter will indicate precisely the calibration solution PH (7 and 4). 2) I noticed also inaccuracy in temperature measurement. (compared with the Thermapen sometimes more than 3-4 C), with consequences in PH measurement. Did you also experience this? Thank you!
If your ph meter is out of range there's a good chance that the probe needs to be replaced. Depending on how often you use it and the quality of the meter the probe needs to be replaced every 12-24 months. If you are a hobbyist then you can go 18-24 months. It just depends on how you use it.
Eric got a question about measuring pH. I went thru the cal process for all 3 fluids, mixed up a batch of pepperoni and I got different readings when I took the pH on the sample piece. The meat was mixed correctly and stuck to the bottom of my fingers when held upside down. The sample piece was about 3 inches long and about 1 inch in diameter. Got a reading across the diameter 4.93 and 5.12 going into the middle of the sample lengthwise. Starter culture was T-SPX, measurement was taken about 24 hours after mixing and both numbers are in the range of correct fermentation. Why the difference? Thank you
Often you will get slightly different readings from your meat, I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you want to make sure take 3 readings from different places then take the average. If your average is in the range then you are good to go. On a different note. 24 hours is extremely fast for TSPX. How much sugar did you add and at what temp did you ferment? Usually TSPX takes around 48 hours to get to target. No issues, just curious..
3 g of sugar and 2 g of dextrose, into oven about 90 RH and 70-76F . I got this recipe from the UMAI website and made 2.5 lbs. The first time I try a recipe it is 2.5 lbs, if it is a keeper that's good, only 1 so far that I did not like. @@2guysandacooler
Buenas tardes. Gracias por su información. Pero mi conductímetro apera también tiene solución para calibración de Conductividad. Cómo se procede para calibrar Conductividad. Gracias
But when calibration with the 7 solution, it doesn't say 7, it says 6.94, doesn't this mean it not well calibrated? Need to replace the probe? I am doing it and instead of 4 I get 4.11 :(
You'll love it. It's a great meter. Checj out this post on apera's site. It explains how to find it. support.aperainst.com/support/solutions/articles/14000107810-the-easiest-way-to-calculate-the-slope-of-a-ph-electrode
So the storage solution can be used till it becomes contaminated. Just keep it in the cap and continue to reuse it. Once it looks dirty or cloudy then throw it out and add new storage solution to your cap. As far as the calibration solutions. You should have a separate container (apart from the original bottles) with calibration solutions in it. This is where you will dip your probe in to calibrate your unit. Once you've used it several times just throw it out. The solution 4 or 10 need to be thrown out after 3-5 uses and the solution 7 needs to be thrown out after 5-10 uses. If you don't use your pH meter frequently (once a month) then I would suggest to use fresh solutions each time you calibrate.
@@2guysandacooler thanks for your response, it’s a new ph meter I bought from Ali express, I think the probe has problem, I don’t know if it can be fix
Let it cool a bit before you stick the probe in there. You want it below 100f when you test. Make sure you do a 2 point calibration and simply stick the probe in the hot sauce to check the ph.
