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    Does trub affect hydrometer reading?

    Thanks for the reply augiedoggy. I read the thread, but didn't come away thinking there was a consensus. And, those saying the trub does effect the readings seem to imply a small variance (.001 or .002). My variance was .02. I guess going forward I will use a wine thief and draw from the...
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    Does trub affect hydrometer reading?

    I recently purchased a big mouth bubbler and put it to use for the first time the other day. Brewed a smoked porter using an extract kit. After transferring the wort to the fermenter I drew a sample from the spigot for a hydro reading. There was a lot of trub, but not so much as to be sitting...
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