One could be forgiven in assuming the pH scale was originally developed to measure pure water but S. P. L. Sørensen had much more important things to measure! He developed the scale to measure beer! Sørensen worked at the Carlsberg laboratory where they make a very tasty beer.
Return to FunTrivia
"Ask FunTrivia" strives to offer the best answers possible to trivia questions. We ask our submitters to thoroughly research questions and provide sources where possible. Feel free to post corrections or additions. This is server B184.