S SilentT Member Joined Jan 22, 2013 Messages 7 Reaction score 0 Jan 28, 2013 #1 Initially it was 1.048 And now it's 1.2 Shouldn't it be dropping? What gives?
L lumpher Well-Known Member Joined Jul 15, 2009 Messages 5,083 Reaction score 287 Location Texas Jan 28, 2013 #2 sounds like it is dropping. how long has it been, what recipe, what yeast, etc? i cranked my car with a full tank, and it ran, now it has 1/2 tank. why? that's the equivalent...
sounds like it is dropping. how long has it been, what recipe, what yeast, etc? i cranked my car with a full tank, and it ran, now it has 1/2 tank. why? that's the equivalent...
BigFloyd Well-Known Member Joined Dec 20, 2012 Messages 5,263 Reaction score 765 Location Tyler Jan 29, 2013 #3 It's not really 1.200. 1.020 maybe? You could possibly have a bubble stuck on the bottom of your hydrometer. Twirl it a bit. You may be looking at the wrong scale (which isn't all that uncommon). Have you let it sit so that any bubbles at the top can settle down? How long has it been fermenting?
It's not really 1.200. 1.020 maybe? You could possibly have a bubble stuck on the bottom of your hydrometer. Twirl it a bit. You may be looking at the wrong scale (which isn't all that uncommon). Have you let it sit so that any bubbles at the top can settle down? How long has it been fermenting?