Jonnymack123
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I have a lot of questions because I not only worry about every little detail pertaining to everything, but I'm also new to homebrewing (i.e. I haven't attempted it yet, but I'm getting ready to). How do you test the gravity of a beer in the primary fermentation vessel without introducing oxygen to the system? Or do you just pop of the air lock/cork, test it, and then allow the yeast to "push" the oxygen back out? Do you guys just test it after the primary fermentation appears complete or do you test it earlier on and more often? Is it okay to dump the tested beer back into the fermentation vessel assuming that the devices used to test the gravity were sanitized? Also, the gravity of the beer should be near its final gravity when you move it to secondary fermentation correct? I hope all of these questions make sense... THANKS!