My FG is rising
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F250
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Not possible.
Rick
Rick
Test your hydromenter in water and make sure it reads 1.000 and if not, adjust for it.
I've had hyrdometers that have gone inaccurate after 3-4 years while some have lasted me a decade.
I've had hyrdometers that have gone inaccurate after 3-4 years while some have lasted me a decade.
Did you do what Beer-lord suggested? If the scale in the tube has shifted, you really don't know what the gravity is, but you can check the hydrometer in distilled water at the proper temperature. It should read 1.000. If it reads 1.005, then just subtract 0.005 from your gravity reading.
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Vigo_Carpathian
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The temperature of the beer must have gotten colder, causing the density to increase.
flars
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william_shakes_beer
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I have heard this can be a problem. Would a possible solution be to mark 1.00 on the outside of the glass tube with a premanent felt pen or a ring of tape? The present inaccuracy due to the paper slipping would be readily apparent at each reading.
zeg
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You could do that, but I'd be more inclined to take this as an opportunity to get a replacement. Keep the old one around as a spare.
