missing link
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I know that using beersmith, my hydro sample doesn't have to be at 60 degrees to take a reading because beersmith adjusts. My question is how far from 60 degrees can you be and still have the hydrometer adjustment be accurate.
My last AG batch I made some mistakes due to lack of planning.
I collected 9.5 gallons when I only wanted 8.5.
I took a pre-boil hydro reading at 204 degrees, adjusted in beersmith and got 1.037, my target was 1.038 so I figured I did great and just made to much wort.
Boiled hard for 90 minutes down to 7.5 gallons and cooled. At 70 I took another reading, entered it into beersmith and got 1.030. I am more inclined to beleive the 1.030 reading than I am the pre-boil reading. Obviously 1 of them is wrong because the gravity should increase with boiling.
Something tells me the extra gallon of wort caused me to be to low on my gravity.
Anyway, my major question is at what temp do you take your pre-boil gravity reading?
Linc
My last AG batch I made some mistakes due to lack of planning.
I collected 9.5 gallons when I only wanted 8.5.
I took a pre-boil hydro reading at 204 degrees, adjusted in beersmith and got 1.037, my target was 1.038 so I figured I did great and just made to much wort.
Boiled hard for 90 minutes down to 7.5 gallons and cooled. At 70 I took another reading, entered it into beersmith and got 1.030. I am more inclined to beleive the 1.030 reading than I am the pre-boil reading. Obviously 1 of them is wrong because the gravity should increase with boiling.
Something tells me the extra gallon of wort caused me to be to low on my gravity.
Anyway, my major question is at what temp do you take your pre-boil gravity reading?
Linc