batty
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brewed a scottish ale w/ the gf on sat, and all went wonderful! but one thing has still been bothering me:
after cooling to about 65F and pitching, mixed, grabbed a sample of the aerated wort, poured into a clear tube, and stuck in the hydrometer, story begins...
first look, 1054, but was a bit foamy on top (1/8"), so I waited some time. looked like 1056. waited more (no foam now) looked like 1057. more time and it's 1059, maybe verging toward 1.060...
has this happened to anyone else? the temp couldn't have varied more than 5degF (shouldn't have changed more than 0.001 in og by temp conversion charts) but still my o.g. seemed to jump more 0.006. Has anyone done hydrometer readings with dissolved o2 (or other gas?) could the high level of air in my sample have kept my hydrometer high before it stabilized? anything else that could have impacted my reading? any thoughts?
after cooling to about 65F and pitching, mixed, grabbed a sample of the aerated wort, poured into a clear tube, and stuck in the hydrometer, story begins...
first look, 1054, but was a bit foamy on top (1/8"), so I waited some time. looked like 1056. waited more (no foam now) looked like 1057. more time and it's 1059, maybe verging toward 1.060...
has this happened to anyone else? the temp couldn't have varied more than 5degF (shouldn't have changed more than 0.001 in og by temp conversion charts) but still my o.g. seemed to jump more 0.006. Has anyone done hydrometer readings with dissolved o2 (or other gas?) could the high level of air in my sample have kept my hydrometer high before it stabilized? anything else that could have impacted my reading? any thoughts?