AlanS
Active Member
I searched, but most of the results I uncovered were for adding fruits, or honey into secondary, and the resulting change in S.G.
I'm brewing a stout, and added vanilla & Jameson into the mixture when racking to secondary. I don't have my notebook with me, but I know my S.G. at the transfer to secondary was ~ 1.010. After adding 2 cups of whiskey, with the alcohol still in it (read, not boiled off), will my FG readings before bottling still be accurate? In other words, will (OG - FG) x 131 still give me an approximate ABV%, or will the added alcohol somehow alter the reading?
My gut's telling me I'm just overthinking it, and normal readings will be fine, but I'm relatively new to this, so I'm just looking for some reassurance.
Thanks.
I'm brewing a stout, and added vanilla & Jameson into the mixture when racking to secondary. I don't have my notebook with me, but I know my S.G. at the transfer to secondary was ~ 1.010. After adding 2 cups of whiskey, with the alcohol still in it (read, not boiled off), will my FG readings before bottling still be accurate? In other words, will (OG - FG) x 131 still give me an approximate ABV%, or will the added alcohol somehow alter the reading?
My gut's telling me I'm just overthinking it, and normal readings will be fine, but I'm relatively new to this, so I'm just looking for some reassurance.
Thanks.