Broken hydrometer

[robholly]

The wife shattered my hydrometer washing with it with hot water.I can't figure out the Hydrometer correction charts :-( My og was 1.085 and my current after 9 days is 1.041 at 72 degrees. Can somebody tell me my current ABV ??? Thanks in advance !!!!

 

[sfgoat]

Lots of calculators available for these types of things here. At 72F the correction is negligible so you would be sitting at 5.78% give or take.

 

[flars]

ABV would be about 5.64%
http://www.brewersfriend.com/abv-calculator/
http://www.howtobrew.com/appendices/appendixA.html

 

[WoodlandBrew]

Because you said your hydrometer was broken can I assume you mean refractometer corrections? 1.085 to 1.041 with a refractometer would be 9.72% ABV.

http://www.brewersfriend.com/refractometer-calculator/
http://www.winning-homebrew.com/specific-gravity-to-brix.html

(1.041 seems awful high for a FG unless you are talking about the refractometer reading)

 

[robholly]

Yes woodlandbrew hydrometer is broken both readings were taken from a calibrated refractometer

 

[sfgoat]

Yes woodlandbrew hydrometer is broken both readings were taken from a calibrated refractometer

Well that makes a world of difference.

 

[robholly]

So which ABV in this thread is most likely correct ???

 

[sfgoat]

Because you said your hydrometer was broken can I assume you mean refractometer corrections? 1.085 to 1.041 with a refractometer would be 9.72% ABV.

http://www.brewersfriend.com/refractometer-calculator/
http://www.winning-homebrew.com/specific-gravity-to-brix.html

(1.041 seems awful high for a FG unless you are talking about the refractometer reading)

So which ABV in this thread is most likely correct ???

This one.

 

[robholly]

Thanks for the responses