Hello! New brewer here. I've had 2 good (well, drinkable) batches so far, have a 3rd in the secondary and planning on a couple more in the coming weeks. My question is how to accurately read the hydrometer/gravity/abv levels. The first few batches, I wasn't really paying attention to all the technical aspects (gravity levels, etc.). I just wanted to make beer and drink it. Now, I'm very interested in everything beer and have been doing a ton of reading on it.
I notice on the hydrometer the gravity levels, sugar levels, and ABV levels. The current batch I have sitting in secondary, I came pretty close to hitting the final gravity reading. I think I was .02 off. The recipe states that the ABV for it should be about 6.5%. However, if I was .02 off from the final gravity reading, the ABV was around 4-5% (can't remember the exact number), how is it suppose to be at 6.5% How is ABV measured exactly?
Thanks for any advice!
I notice on the hydrometer the gravity levels, sugar levels, and ABV levels. The current batch I have sitting in secondary, I came pretty close to hitting the final gravity reading. I think I was .02 off. The recipe states that the ABV for it should be about 6.5%. However, if I was .02 off from the final gravity reading, the ABV was around 4-5% (can't remember the exact number), how is it suppose to be at 6.5% How is ABV measured exactly?
Thanks for any advice!