T_Baggins
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I guess I'll start by saying I believe a hydrometer reading shows the available amount of sugar in the must? Does this explain why jacked wines show very little or no change in reading? I had 3 gals of strawberry rhino fart, I whipped it etc and can't get the smell out. A bit of the strawberry aroma has returned, but the fart still lingers. I decided to jack it to see if freezing would squeeze the SO2 out of the mix. I think all it has done is concentrate the strawberry but hasn't relieved the nasty gas!?? Anyway, for sh!ts n giggles I took a hydrometer reading at the correct temp and it still indicates that ABV is only around 13.5% ... my vinometer says roughly the same 14% ... these reading are the same as before and after jacking. I removed roughly 50% of the water...what gives here?
Is ABV near double original readings....are the new readings meaningless?
Is ABV near double original readings....are the new readings meaningless?