saltybp
Member
Hi,
I moved my beer from the primary to the secondary today. It was in there 7 days and airlock activity slowed to a crawl. While transferring I took a hydrometer reading. OG was 1.048 at 68 degrees; the reading I just took was 1.018 at 70 degrees. Based on what I have read ABV is 4%. The kit said OG should be 1.052 and final 1.014 with ABV of 5%.
So I assume it still needs to ferment more in the secondary?
Also, I tasted a sample and it tasted like pure alcohol... like I could light it on fire.
Am I reading the hydrometer wrong? Did I do anything disastrous?
Thanks,
Bill
I moved my beer from the primary to the secondary today. It was in there 7 days and airlock activity slowed to a crawl. While transferring I took a hydrometer reading. OG was 1.048 at 68 degrees; the reading I just took was 1.018 at 70 degrees. Based on what I have read ABV is 4%. The kit said OG should be 1.052 and final 1.014 with ABV of 5%.
So I assume it still needs to ferment more in the secondary?
Also, I tasted a sample and it tasted like pure alcohol... like I could light it on fire.
Am I reading the hydrometer wrong? Did I do anything disastrous?
Thanks,
Bill