I brewed an red ale, dropped in the hydrometer in my test jar, spin it to dislodge the bubble, but my hydrometer never even drops low enough to read on the paper inside the tube. After fermentation, it does drop so I get some type of reading, so I think I have fermented beer.
What could be causing the hydrometer to not even sink enough to get a reading?
Here is the recipe I did:
Red Ale
8 pounds Light Malt Extract
1 pound 80L Crystal Malt
0.5 pound 120L Crystal Malt
1.5 oz. Centennial Hops (60 min in boil)
1oz. Cascade Hops (1 min in boil)
I boiled 3 gallons of water with all the ingredients and then added 2 cold gallons to the fermenter after the wort was cooled. I tried to take a reading before I pitched the yeast. Wort was at 70 F degrees.
Any guidance would help!
What could be causing the hydrometer to not even sink enough to get a reading?
Here is the recipe I did:
Red Ale
8 pounds Light Malt Extract
1 pound 80L Crystal Malt
0.5 pound 120L Crystal Malt
1.5 oz. Centennial Hops (60 min in boil)
1oz. Cascade Hops (1 min in boil)
I boiled 3 gallons of water with all the ingredients and then added 2 cold gallons to the fermenter after the wort was cooled. I tried to take a reading before I pitched the yeast. Wort was at 70 F degrees.
Any guidance would help!