Am I an idiot, or have others of you clogged your thief while trying to measure gravity?
I was trying to take an OG measurement and apparently let too much of the hops fall into the fermenter. I had used a strainer in the funnel on my first batch (this is just my 2nd), but decided not to after watching numerous episodes of Brewing TV where they just poured straight into the fermenter without even using a funnel.
Did I miss something in the editing where they removed the hops somehow before pouring into the fermenter?
Was I just an idiot for putting the thief all the way to the bottom of the fermenter to take the sample?
The recipe (NB Honey Kolsch) only included 2 ounces of hops, so it wasn't even overloaded. In the end, I was able to get a good reading (came out a bit high), and was able pour back the sample without too much spilling (don't worry, it was sanitized). It was just frustrating and I had to pause and assess the situation before moving on.
Any thoughts?
I was trying to take an OG measurement and apparently let too much of the hops fall into the fermenter. I had used a strainer in the funnel on my first batch (this is just my 2nd), but decided not to after watching numerous episodes of Brewing TV where they just poured straight into the fermenter without even using a funnel.
Did I miss something in the editing where they removed the hops somehow before pouring into the fermenter?
Was I just an idiot for putting the thief all the way to the bottom of the fermenter to take the sample?
The recipe (NB Honey Kolsch) only included 2 ounces of hops, so it wasn't even overloaded. In the end, I was able to get a good reading (came out a bit high), and was able pour back the sample without too much spilling (don't worry, it was sanitized). It was just frustrating and I had to pause and assess the situation before moving on.
Any thoughts?