Acid-reducing effect of brewing water The high residual alkalinity of brewing water can affect many important biochemical changes in the process of beer production. For malt that is normally germinated and baked, the pH of the mash is about 5.8, and the pH of the wort is about 5.65; in general, the pH of the brewing water can be increased or decreased by 0.3 for every 10dH change in the residual alkalinity of the brewing water. , so the residual alkalinity will have a series of effects on the brewing process of beer.