So I just took my first reading with my hydrometer on my english brown. OMG...it smells DE-LIC-IOUS!
My first reading after 6 full days in the fermenter was a 1.010...meaning we're just about done
Basically, rather than take a sample, I just popped the lid and dropped in the hydro after sanitizing it with a bleech solution. Is there anything wrong with doing it that way. It couldn't have taken any longer than a few minutes, and I think that the only advantage to actually dipping a sample cup in the beer is it would make the gravity easier to read.
FG on this batch says 1.008-1.015...so I guess that means we're pretty much done. If there's no change tomorrow with another reading, I'll be transferring to the keg on Sunday. From there...I'll force carbonate at serving PSI for 2-3 weeks.
My first reading after 6 full days in the fermenter was a 1.010...meaning we're just about done
Basically, rather than take a sample, I just popped the lid and dropped in the hydro after sanitizing it with a bleech solution. Is there anything wrong with doing it that way. It couldn't have taken any longer than a few minutes, and I think that the only advantage to actually dipping a sample cup in the beer is it would make the gravity easier to read.
FG on this batch says 1.008-1.015...so I guess that means we're pretty much done. If there's no change tomorrow with another reading, I'll be transferring to the keg on Sunday. From there...I'll force carbonate at serving PSI for 2-3 weeks.