bluefoxicy
Well-Known Member
Why do I need to sterilize a hydrometer before use? Am I supposed to dump the hydrometer beer back into the carboy after a reading?
See that's what I thought. Instructions I read for using a hydrometer were like... sanitize the thief, the hydrometer, the tube, everything.
Kilted...are you only taking preboil OG, or do you do a post boil reading as well? cuz...as you boil, gravity increases due to evaporation.
When taking a reading going into the carboy I dump that sample
See that's what I thought. Instructions I read for using a hydrometer were like... sanitize the thief, the hydrometer, the tube, everything.
Short of dipping your dog, wife and kids in Starsan, you cannot be clean enough.
Short of dipping your dog, wife and kids in Starsan...
I've never heard of and never have sanitized my hydrometer. If taking preboil readings I just dump the sample back in the brew pot and it gets boiled. When taking a reading going into the carboy I dump that sample. And when taking samples from the carboy I drink that sample. I would never put a sample back into the carboy, sanitized instruments or not.
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