BuzzCraft
Well-Known Member
I've come to the conclusion that my hydrometer is off by a couple of points, so want to figure out how to be more accurate with what I have (i.e. I'm not going to shell out for a $75 pro set)
1. Everything I've come across for calibrating your hydrometer suggests to calibrate it using distilled water at the appropriate temperature. This doesn't seem right to me. I don't brew with distilled water. I brew with my tap water and want to know how much sugar is in it, right? So it seems I should use my tap water as the zeroing standard.
2. If my hydrometer is floating high, say by 2 points. Is it valid to simply weight it slightly (i.e. by adding a couple of pieces of tape, a piece of clay, whatever) to zero it in my calibration fluid?
Thoughts??
1. Everything I've come across for calibrating your hydrometer suggests to calibrate it using distilled water at the appropriate temperature. This doesn't seem right to me. I don't brew with distilled water. I brew with my tap water and want to know how much sugar is in it, right? So it seems I should use my tap water as the zeroing standard.
2. If my hydrometer is floating high, say by 2 points. Is it valid to simply weight it slightly (i.e. by adding a couple of pieces of tape, a piece of clay, whatever) to zero it in my calibration fluid?
Thoughts??