Damien21

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A little while ago I measured my brew with the hydrometer and it read.


OLD
Potential alcohol 4%
triple scale1.032


I took my readings today and got this.

NEW
potential alcohol 1%
triple scale 1.010

after each time using the hydrometer i tested it with water to make sure it was reading correctly and it seemed to be working fine.

can anyone explain my results? I'm baffled

Yooper

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Yes. Your first reading was 1.032. The second reading was 1.010. That means the beer fermented, as alcohol is lighter that water and so the reading decreases.

The potential alcohol % scale is virtually useless for beer brewers in situations like this- so please ignore that.

At the present time, your ABV is 2.89%. That's a bit low, but so is an original gravity (OG) of 1.032. Perhaps that reading was incorrect? A final reading of 1.010 is appropriate for beer, and seems to be correct.

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weirdboy

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What was the temperature during your initial reading? If it was still hot from boiling, that will throw off the reading.

david_42

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Potential

Once a brew is fermented the potential has been realized. 4%-1% ~~ what yooper said.

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