S SpeedfReako5 Member Joined Apr 10, 2009 Messages 6 Reaction score 0 Location Tucson, Az Apr 29, 2009 #1 So this is about my 5th brew and I just realized. I don't know WHEN to take the initial gravity reading. Any help? THX
So this is about my 5th brew and I just realized. I don't know WHEN to take the initial gravity reading. Any help? THX
Denny's Evil Concoctions Grande Megalomaniac HBT Supporter Joined Oct 20, 2005 Messages 7,732 Reaction score 76 Location Nanaimo, BC Apr 29, 2009 #2 Just before you pitch the yeast. Easiest to do if you take some while it is flowing into your fermenter.
Just before you pitch the yeast. Easiest to do if you take some while it is flowing into your fermenter.
EisBerg Well-Known Member Joined Oct 27, 2008 Messages 71 Reaction score 2 Location MS Gulf Coast Apr 29, 2009 #3 Unless it's a full boil I wait for about five to ten minutes after adding to fermentor and just before pitching. That way I feel that the wort and top up water is evenly mixed. For a full boil obviously it doesn't matter.
Unless it's a full boil I wait for about five to ten minutes after adding to fermentor and just before pitching. That way I feel that the wort and top up water is evenly mixed. For a full boil obviously it doesn't matter.