Pretty new to brewing, but had a thought...
So everyone is always asking about when to take gravity readings for various things, and how it is a better indicator of fermentation, etc. etc.
It seems like everyone steals a bit of beer from their carboy though, and then takes a reading with that. Why not put the hydometer into the car boy and leave it there for easy readings? Then take it out right before you move your beer to 2nd fermentation or bottling container, etc.
Thoughts?
The only downside I can think of at the moment is difficulty getting it back out, but a piece of sanitized fishing line attached to your airlock would prob do the trick.
So everyone is always asking about when to take gravity readings for various things, and how it is a better indicator of fermentation, etc. etc.
It seems like everyone steals a bit of beer from their carboy though, and then takes a reading with that. Why not put the hydometer into the car boy and leave it there for easy readings? Then take it out right before you move your beer to 2nd fermentation or bottling container, etc.
Thoughts?
The only downside I can think of at the moment is difficulty getting it back out, but a piece of sanitized fishing line attached to your airlock would prob do the trick.