Besides temperature, are there certain things/tips to consider when taking a gravity reading.
I ask because I was racking to secondary and when tilting my carboy a lot of the yeast cake stirred up. I was wondering if that could contribute to an improper gravity reading.
Also, how do you guys actually grab your sample from the carboy? Do you do it while siphoning? If so, I would imagine, since alcohol rises and sediment...well...settles that you'd want to pull the sample from somewhere in the middle of the batch.
I ask because I was racking to secondary and when tilting my carboy a lot of the yeast cake stirred up. I was wondering if that could contribute to an improper gravity reading.
Also, how do you guys actually grab your sample from the carboy? Do you do it while siphoning? If so, I would imagine, since alcohol rises and sediment...well...settles that you'd want to pull the sample from somewhere in the middle of the batch.