BrewRI
Well-Known Member
So I got my first kit and the ingredients to make "German Amber Ale" and the instructions that come with it are...questionable at times. I understand the brewing process pretty well but I don't know how to use a hydrometer. The kit instructions say:
"...Cover your fermenter with saran wrap or foil, then shake it to mix the ingredients thoroughly. Make sure the fermenter is at an even temperature throughout to get an accurate reading (That part I get). Remove saran wrap or foil and pour out into a pint glass. Pour this sample into the hyrdometer. Where the fluid meets the glass rod is where the reading should be take on the SG scale"
Not sure if I'm just over-thinking it but pouring a 5.5 gallon bucket covered with aluminum foil into a pint glass seems a little strange. How do you all fill the hydrometer without infecting the beer?
"...Cover your fermenter with saran wrap or foil, then shake it to mix the ingredients thoroughly. Make sure the fermenter is at an even temperature throughout to get an accurate reading (That part I get). Remove saran wrap or foil and pour out into a pint glass. Pour this sample into the hyrdometer. Where the fluid meets the glass rod is where the reading should be take on the SG scale"
Not sure if I'm just over-thinking it but pouring a 5.5 gallon bucket covered with aluminum foil into a pint glass seems a little strange. How do you all fill the hydrometer without infecting the beer?