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The Hive => Chemicals & Equipment => Topic started by: biotechdude on February 05, 2004, 07:47:00 AM

Title: urine pH strips
Post by: biotechdude on February 05, 2004, 07:47:00 AM

If a clumbsy bee accidently dropped his much loved (and expensive) pH meter/electrode (doh!)....and was in need of a very quick and cheap replacement until he gets the real deal again would.....

Those urine test strips available at the pharmacy have a pH reading in the order of 5-9.  This is a greater range than pool test strips, and comparably priced.

Has anybee used them...or should he use something else?

Title: ph
Post by: auntyjack on February 05, 2004, 09:52:00 PM

hey biotechdude, ph paper made from cabbage is bloody excellent...really good colour change...i just boiled down 1/4 cabbage worth of juice until it was a thick purple liquid and soaked about 6 coffee filters in it...the colour charts are on the net...try searching for "pfitser-red cabbage"