Howdy, all;
While I'm aware there is a Balling scale when taking hydrometer readings -- I'm looking for a bit more of the background literature behind it.
I'm assuming there's a Dr. Balling, PhD, somewhere, but I can't find much information on his work.
For instance, in Palmer's "How to Brew" book -- Chapter 9, right above the ABV table (Table 10) at the end of the chapter -- the author writes "The following table, based on the work of Balling ..." but doesn't provide any citation or references in the Appendices. Even in other chapters' references, there's not a single 'Balling' entry.
So... who is this Balling, and what citations can I research?
Thanks in advance!
-Fionnbharr
While I'm aware there is a Balling scale when taking hydrometer readings -- I'm looking for a bit more of the background literature behind it.
I'm assuming there's a Dr. Balling, PhD, somewhere, but I can't find much information on his work.
For instance, in Palmer's "How to Brew" book -- Chapter 9, right above the ABV table (Table 10) at the end of the chapter -- the author writes "The following table, based on the work of Balling ..." but doesn't provide any citation or references in the Appendices. Even in other chapters' references, there's not a single 'Balling' entry.
So... who is this Balling, and what citations can I research?
Thanks in advance!
-Fionnbharr