BillyMack
Member
My understanding is that once you are getting a consistent gravity reading you can assume that fermentation is complete and either bottle or rack into secondary. If you bottle right away would you take a hydrometer again after priming and use that as your FG to calculate ABV? If so, wouldn't the FG and thus the ABV change again after the beer conditions in the bottle? or is the difference negligible?
I'm want to assign an accurate ABV to my brews and it seems it would increase after adding priming sugar. There is still yeast to produce the CO2 for carbonation so wouldn't it also be producing more alcohol? Does anyone take a hydrometer reading of their carbonated, ready-to-drink beer?
I'm want to assign an accurate ABV to my brews and it seems it would increase after adding priming sugar. There is still yeast to produce the CO2 for carbonation so wouldn't it also be producing more alcohol? Does anyone take a hydrometer reading of their carbonated, ready-to-drink beer?