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Brewbabe30

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hey guys I just wanna make sure I’m reading this right, does this say 1050? The beer was at 62 degrees
 

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The direct reading looks like 1.010 or 1.011 (trying to read it at the meniscus). For temperature correction you need to know the calibration temperature of your hydrometer - it should be printed on the paper scale. Then look it up in a correction table.

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