hedonist91
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone, anyone run into this phenomena?:
I'll take my refractometer reading just after creating a whirlpool and letting it settle, while the wort is hot in the boil kettle, and I'll get say, a gravity of 23. I send it through the plate chiller and the gravity is 17.5.
Is this a plate chiller issue ie. we're taking particles out of the wort, is it a cold-break issue?
We've tested it against a hydrometer sample that has been taken out of the hot side and chilled in an ice bath, vs a hydrometer sample that has come out of the plate chiller and get the same results as the refractometer readings.
Thanks
I'll take my refractometer reading just after creating a whirlpool and letting it settle, while the wort is hot in the boil kettle, and I'll get say, a gravity of 23. I send it through the plate chiller and the gravity is 17.5.
Is this a plate chiller issue ie. we're taking particles out of the wort, is it a cold-break issue?
We've tested it against a hydrometer sample that has been taken out of the hot side and chilled in an ice bath, vs a hydrometer sample that has come out of the plate chiller and get the same results as the refractometer readings.
Thanks