Hey guys,
I brewed a lager with a friend in another city about 3 1/2 weeks ago, I brought all my equipment, he supplied the stove, carboys, and basement for cool fermenting temps. We measured the OG with my hydrometer (1.040) and expected to get to under 1.010. Now, the problem is all he's got to measure the FG with is some wine-making hydrometer that only has a Brix scale. It's not a refractometer, but a smaller hydrometer-shaped tool. It measures water at 0 and the fermented wort at ~5. Assuming him to have a regular hydrometer, I did not take a Brix reading of the OG.
It is a pilsner (100% German Pils, double decoction) and it is fermenting using WY2278 (Czech Pilsner). The basement has been around 47-50 deg the last couple of weeks, which is at the very low end of the fermentation temp for 2278.
He says there were some bubbles on top, the beer was pretty clear, and that he didn't notice bubbling in the air lock.
Questions then are (1) Is there any way to reliably convert his 5 Brix reading to SG? and (2) is this beeyotch finished? And I suppose (2b) if it's not, should I just wait it out or do something to make it keep going?
Thank you for any help or advice!
I brewed a lager with a friend in another city about 3 1/2 weeks ago, I brought all my equipment, he supplied the stove, carboys, and basement for cool fermenting temps. We measured the OG with my hydrometer (1.040) and expected to get to under 1.010. Now, the problem is all he's got to measure the FG with is some wine-making hydrometer that only has a Brix scale. It's not a refractometer, but a smaller hydrometer-shaped tool. It measures water at 0 and the fermented wort at ~5. Assuming him to have a regular hydrometer, I did not take a Brix reading of the OG.
It is a pilsner (100% German Pils, double decoction) and it is fermenting using WY2278 (Czech Pilsner). The basement has been around 47-50 deg the last couple of weeks, which is at the very low end of the fermentation temp for 2278.
He says there were some bubbles on top, the beer was pretty clear, and that he didn't notice bubbling in the air lock.
Questions then are (1) Is there any way to reliably convert his 5 Brix reading to SG? and (2) is this beeyotch finished? And I suppose (2b) if it's not, should I just wait it out or do something to make it keep going?
Thank you for any help or advice!