Sea_of_Shells
Well-Known Member
Greetings!
We brewed our very first beer yesterday, but unfortunately we were unable to take an O.G. reading. We have a hydrometer, but we simply didn't have a vessel large enough to hold a sample in order to submerge it. I guess my question is this; Without the O.G., is there a point in trying to determine final gravity? Is it going to be harder to tell when fermentation is done? I've read that the air lock isn't as reliable as other methods. The beer in question is an IPA. Any help/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
We brewed our very first beer yesterday, but unfortunately we were unable to take an O.G. reading. We have a hydrometer, but we simply didn't have a vessel large enough to hold a sample in order to submerge it. I guess my question is this; Without the O.G., is there a point in trying to determine final gravity? Is it going to be harder to tell when fermentation is done? I've read that the air lock isn't as reliable as other methods. The beer in question is an IPA. Any help/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!