So i made a rookie mistake and after boiling i didnt cool my sample before making a hydrometer reading ( didnt know i had to until now).
When i took the reading the sample was about 200 deg F and read 1.072. According to the temperature conversion chart on Clanward.com if i took the reading at 200 F then id add .036 to my reading, giving me a grav of 1.108.
Can anyone else verify if this is correct? Clanward gives me the said adjustments to make but im also hearing taking a reading at 200F makes the reading useless altogether. Which is true and which isnt? .....i really only want to know so i can calculate my brews abv when its finished.
When i took the reading the sample was about 200 deg F and read 1.072. According to the temperature conversion chart on Clanward.com if i took the reading at 200 F then id add .036 to my reading, giving me a grav of 1.108.
Can anyone else verify if this is correct? Clanward gives me the said adjustments to make but im also hearing taking a reading at 200F makes the reading useless altogether. Which is true and which isnt? .....i really only want to know so i can calculate my brews abv when its finished.