Is this 1.012 bad eyes

[thomas353]

sure it 1.012

 

[mongoose33]

It's about 1.013, between the .002 and .004 ticks.

 

[thomas353]

It's about 1.013, between the .002 and .004 ticks.

Thanks. Can't they make these hydrometers easier to read

 

[ancientmariner52]

Thanks. Can't they make these hydrometers easier to read

Try a 'finishing' hydrometer. Only useful for finished or near finished beer. The graduations are spread out more, and mine has only the sg scale, so much easier to read. As a bonus, it's made of plastic touted as unbreakable. Well, we'll just have to see about that.

I believe all or most of the online suppliers have them if you can't find one locally.

 

[mongoose33]

Try a 'finishing' hydrometer. Only useful for finished or near finished beer. The graduations are spread out more, and mine has only the sg scale, so much easier to read. As a bonus, it's made of plastic touted as unbreakable. Well, we'll just have to see about that.

I believe all or most of the online suppliers have them if you can't find one locally.

I have a couple of those. Why two? Because my first one, after every so slightly tapping on the metal sink, broke.

Wish I had plastic ones. Where can you find them? The only place I could find finishing hydrometers was Northern Brewer of all places.

 

[ancientmariner52]

I have a couple of those. Why two? Because my first one, after every so slightly tapping on the metal sink, broke.

Wish I had plastic ones. Where can you find them? The only place I could find finishing hydrometers was Northern Brewer of all places.

NB is where mine came from. (Hangs head in shame.) I thought I had seen them other places, but perhaps not. Probably not, or I would have bought somewhere else. As my grandfather used to say, my memory is so good, I can remember things that never even happened.

 

[RPh_Guy]

More Beer has a glass instrument. https://www.morebeer.com/products/final-gravity-hydrometer.html
I recently bought one (yay sour beer!). Seems pretty fragile.

 

[IslandLizard]

My advice: don't sweat it!

Realistically, reading precision is not that important for homebrewers. When the beer is done, it's done and the final gravity is what it is. So if it's 1.012 or 1.014 or in between, whatever you make of it, it's close enough.

My hydrometer reads .002 higher than it really is. I mentally subtract those 2 points at each reading, and write that down on my brew sheet for reference.

OP lives in Ireland, those "precision hydrometers" are probably unbelievably expensive there, like EU30-50, from a laboratory supply. He's better off buying (better) ingredients and brew more good beer, instead.

 

[ancientmariner52]

My advice: don't sweat it!

Realistically, reading precision is not that important for homebrewers. When the beer is done, it's done and the final gravity is what it is. So if it's 1.012 or 1.014 or in between, whatever you make of it, it's close enough.

My hydrometer reads .002 higher than it really is. I mentally subtract those 2 points at each reading, and write that down on my brew sheet for reference.

OP lives in Ireland, those "precision hydrometers" are probably unbelievably expensive there, like EU30-50, from a laboratory supply. He's better off buying (better) ingredients and brew more good beer, instead.

Right on all points! I forget how easy our much-maligned American consumer culture makes it to reach out and have nearly anything in hand in a few days. Almost none of it is essential for brewing good beer.