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And as long as there is enough liquid (about 2-3 full drops) that liquid is squeezed out, then the reading is accurate. But with only 1 drop, enough that the sample flattens, but doesn't "fill" the lens area, the sample thins too much on the plate, impacting the refraction. It makes sense to...

In the past, I've heard people ask about getting inconsistent results with their refractometers. Advice tended to be about calibration, temperature adjustment, sugar striation in the kettle, or even evaporation of the droplet of wort. This weekend, I took a measurement and the result was...

The only bubbles when I poured it were from the agitation of falling into the glass. No bubbles from CO2 coming out of solution. After some agitation (and pouring off samples over a period of time) it now has a nice full rich head. Actually a quite nice cascading head as it settles, like a...

Ooo... Overfilled keg! Now that is a possibility. That would also explain why it eventually carbonated. I kept pulling samples, drawing the level down. Eventually it got below the gas in. But wait, I've heard (although I haven't done it myself) that people carbonate via the Out line to...

Good thoughts and thanks for the replies. Wasn't a leak or the tank would have gone empty and the other keg would have been flat. Wasn't a clogged line or when I pulled the pressure relief it wouldn't have refilled. Also, I could pull a (flat) pint with the same flow rate as the carbonated...

I've been kegging now for at least 3 years and probably some 40 cornies. The other day I had something happen that never happened before. A keg wouldn't carbonate! Here's my tale, I would love to hear peoples explanations: I brewed Denny Conn's Imperial Vanilla Bourbon Porter recipe and...

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