snailsongs
Well-Known Member
Ok, I have read a ton on this forum site, and I have learned an equivalent mental weight in brewing know-how, but I have never actually heard anyone describe how they take a hydrometer reading. I mean, do you open up your bucket day after day and pull a sample or drop the hydrometer in the soup or what? to me, every time the lid is cracked open, I'm afraid that oxygen is ruining my beer and I hate doing it....so how do you guys do it, especially those of you talking about taking readings everyday? what is the simplest, most fool proof technique? and should I worry about the air that I am letting in when I open the fermentor? thanks.
Edit: sorry, I didn't make this very clear. I know how to read a hygrometer, I just feel uncomfortable dipping into my brew over and over and exposing it to the air. is it safe to do this? do you use a thief or a ladel to get your beer out, etc?
Edit: sorry, I didn't make this very clear. I know how to read a hygrometer, I just feel uncomfortable dipping into my brew over and over and exposing it to the air. is it safe to do this? do you use a thief or a ladel to get your beer out, etc?