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BREWMASTERALER · 05-09-2012, 05:55 AM

My cream ale did about the same, but was awsome!!! Got 3.2% all my friends love it!!

bagpiperjosh · 05-13-2012, 05:34 PM

i just checked my gravity after 9 days and its 1.000 which tells me i got 4.46%abv. does that seem right?? given what i said in the original post??

i also plan to bottle today and its really cloudy, should i try to chill it first to get some of that haze out of there??

thanks

duboman · 05-13-2012, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bagpiperjosh

i just checked my gravity after 9 days and its 1.000 which tells me i got 4.46%abv. does that seem right?? given what i said in the original post??

i also plan to bottle today and its really cloudy, should i try to chill it first to get some of that haze out of there??

thanks

1.000 is the gravity of water, you are not reading your hydrometer properly

wailingguitar · 05-13-2012, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by duboman

1.000 is the gravity of water, you are not reading your hydrometer properly

Actually, it is possible to hit 1.00 with a beer. Remember that alcohol has a lower SG than water... if the residual sugars are low enough and the alcohol content high enough, it can bring the FG to that level.

bagpiperjosh · 05-13-2012, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wailingguitar

Actually, it is possible to hit 1.00 with a beer. Remember that alcohol has a lower SG than water... if the residual sugars are low enough and the alcohol content high enough, it can bring the FG to that level.

i actually wasnt expecting such a high alcohol content. i hope it still tastes ok. its really light in color and smelled pretty strong

jkbachman · 05-16-2012, 01:20 PM

It sounds like the beer is going to be lighter in body but higher in alcohol content. Have you also made sure that the hygrometer you use is correctly calibrated for the temperature?