homebrewer_99 said:I'm trying to understand your question, but have one of my own: Why would you measure sediment?
What's the condition/situation you are looking at?
Whammo said:I was wondering if suspended sediment in the wort in any way effects hydrometer readings.
Any ideas?
Whammo said:I was wondering if suspended sediment in the wort in any way effects hydrometer readings.
Any ideas?
Shambolic said:Stuff floating in the sample doesn't change its density - only dissolved stuff does. So floaty bits won't change your reading.
Kaiser said:Well, I'm not quite sure about this. I know that foam, especially dense one, surely affects the reading. I just wanted to play on the safe side.
The only thing you really have to watch out for are bubbles on the hydrometer .
Kai
Shambolic said:What I meant to add was...
...unless stuff sticks to your hydrometer (this includes foam sitting on top of the sample). Then it will throw off your reading. Otherwise though, what I said stands.
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