Here's a link with the basics of pH in soil and solutions for raising/lowering pH:
http://www.cannabis-spain.com/ph-soil.htm
If you're comfortable with safely handling lab reagents, you can use nitric acid (NHO3; pH down) and potassium carbonate (K2CO3; pH up). Some important things to remember: 1) dilute the reagents with distilled water before adding them to your watering can; 2) add the reagent to the water, not the other way around; 3) use glass/Pyrex implements (graduated cylinders, stirring rods, beakers, etc.) for mixing/storage; 4) store reagents in their original containers in the refrigerator or freezer (or at the very least a cool, dark, dry place).
The "pH up" and "pH down" solutions you make should be stored under similar conditions (#4 above). Amber/cobalt glass dropper bottles (with glass droppers) work well for dispensing them into the water. If your water supply is fairly neutral, 500mL of azeotropic (68%) NHO3 and 500g of K2CO3 should last for several years. The liquids you'd buy in a hydro/gardening store are usually made from these (or comparable) chemicals. The commercial solutions are just watered down and ridiculously overpriced.
Like "Alter Ego" wrote; don't adjust the pH too rapidly. The water you use to adjust pH should only be slightly lower than the low range of "ideal". Remember; 1 "pH" (unit of measurement) is 10x as acidic/basic as the next. You definitely want to get the pH down but drastic changes of any kind are generally a bad idea. You may want to figure out what caused such a high pH in the first place (medium, nutes, water supply, etc.) so you don't end up in the same situation again. Good Growing!