brewhan
Active Member
I'm fermenting some lager in a fermenter with no tap on the bottom (I was advised that taps introduce bugs).
Should I be simply opening the lid and placing my (sanitized) hydrometer in the brew to take readings?
Or should I be siphoning out a small sample to test?
Or (possibly a silly question) could I remove my airlock and simply pour some of the brew out into a testing flask, through its rubber grommit? (I'm brewing in a small 10L fermenter, which isn't too hard to lift.)
Also, my hydrometer would very nearly reach the bottom of my small fermenter, and might run into some of the gunk down there - would this affect readings?
Thanks for looking
Should I be simply opening the lid and placing my (sanitized) hydrometer in the brew to take readings?
Or should I be siphoning out a small sample to test?
Or (possibly a silly question) could I remove my airlock and simply pour some of the brew out into a testing flask, through its rubber grommit? (I'm brewing in a small 10L fermenter, which isn't too hard to lift.)
Also, my hydrometer would very nearly reach the bottom of my small fermenter, and might run into some of the gunk down there - would this affect readings?
Thanks for looking