Never a taking readings , been homebrewing since'95-96

[4of7]

Haha, just glad its not me this time

Sorry to hear about that,, it is only about the beer,,

 

[4of7]

You're on deck. Don't get too comfortable.

 

[4of7]

You're on deck. Don't get too comfortable.

Thanks I will let you know I had to much,,

 

[4of7]

Sorry dude. The Mongoose is right. Skipping something as basic as a hydrometer reading is for noobs with their first kit on the kitchen stove.
You say you actually own one, but don't use it.
Not sure what you're trying to prove here.

I was not trying to prove anything..
Just saying I don't take readings with a hydrometer guess I am still a noob I was on the kitchen stove for along time..

 

[Calder]

I find it difficult that someone who would invest the amount of money in the equipment that you displayed would not be detailed enough to measure gravities.

Reminds me of a local beer tasting I went to a couple of years ago. Some guy had a keg he was dispensing his home-brew from. He was trying to show off how good his beer was, and that he had the keg equipment. I tasted it and it was undrinkably sweet. I took the beer back home with me and measured the gravity; it was about 1.035. Maybe he was trying to get rid of bad beer; I would have been embarrassed to serve that beer.

 

[bracconiere]

What's beautiful here....it's beer. at least we know if they try prohibition again, and outlaw hydrometers, we'll STILL be able to drink!

and as an edit, do you taste it, before, to see how sweet it is?

 

[4of7]

That's cool. I know of someone who only ever rinsed his bottles and claims he's never had a bad one.
What would you advise new brewer's to do though? There's quite a bit to know if you're able to skip taking a reading.

New brewers I would tell them to take a class at the homebrew store, I only had Charlie P. ,To read and guide me..

 

[4of7]

New brewers I would tell them to take a class at the homebrew store, I only had Charlie P. ,To read and guide me..

Charlie P book... relax and have a Homebrew

 

[4of7]

I find it difficult that someone who would invest the amount of money in the equipment that you displayed would not be detailed enough to measure gravities.

Reminds me of a local beer tasting I went to a couple of years ago. Some guy had a keg he was dispensing his home-brew from. He was trying to show off how good his beer was, and that he had the keg equipment. I tasted it and it was undrinkably sweet. I took the beer back home with me and measured the gravity; it was about 1.035. Maybe he was trying to get rid of bad beer; I would have been embarrassed to serve that beer.

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[4of7]

What's beautiful here....it's beer. at least we know if they try prohibition again, and outlaw hydrometers, we'll STILL be able to drink!

and as an edit, do you taste it, before, to see how sweet it is?

No don't taste it before it's transfer to the carboy,, I do before I keg

 

[Andrew Hodgson]

I never thought I would hit "like" to a reference to Pink Flamingos.

 

[4of7]

How many times have you brewed the same beer? When I started I was brewing the same type of beer, if I wanted it stronger in abv, I would just add dme by the pound,, and go with it..my thoughts were that if I kept the same volume of dme and grain I would always end up with xx.My Brew day is almost always the same

 

[bracconiere]

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How can someone that started a thread saying they don't take readings hurt my head with so many measurements! lol

 

[4of7]

I never thought I would hit "like" to a reference to Pink Flamingos.

I am glad you like it

 

[4of7]

How can someone that started a thread saying they don't take readings hurt my head with so many measurements! lol

I said when I started in 95-96 I didn't take og or FG, after edit,,,by the way do you brew the same beer over and over and still have to take OG and FG

 

[ApolloSimcoe]

Can i ask what motivated you to stop taking readings or why you didn't start in the first place? Like you, many people started with Charlie P's book but C.P. talks about the importance of OG and FG all over the place in his books.

 

[bracconiere]

I said when I started in 95-96 I didn't take og or FG, after edit,,,by the way do you brew the same beer over and over and still have to take OG and FG

I brew a different beer eveytime, flavor wise. but i aim to get the exact same OG and take a reading to see if a i need to add sugar to bump it up to 1.060. for calorie counting reasons. it's hard to count calories if i'm not pretty sure how many are in my beer.

(edit: i haven't been reading this thread from the begining everytime i check it. we're up to #47 now))

 

[4of7]

Can i ask what motivated you to stop taking readings or why you didn't start in the first place? Like you, many people started with Charlie P's book but C.P. talks about the importance of OG and FG all over the place in his books.

I never have taken Og or fg readings.. I can read what was written in the book, I followed the volume of the ingredients ,,, it was for me a guide only. I relizrea that the carboys were and still are the best way to read and understand the stages of the fermentation

 

[OG-wan Kenobi]

I don't see why you felt it was necessary to make a thread to make the comment

 

[ApolloSimcoe]

So how do you know when fermentation is complete?

 

[MaxStout]

Sometimes, I drive down the road without looking at the speedometer.
Sometimes, I buy things in the store without looking at the price tag.
Sometimes, I answer the phone without looking at CallerID.
Sometimes, I order things from the menu I've never tried before.
Sometimes, I like to skate on the other side of the ice.

 

[4of7]

I never thought I would hit "like" to a reference to Pink Flamingos.

I will have to try a pink flamingo, do you have the ingredients..lol

 

[4of7]

So how do you know when fermentation is complete?

Read the bubbles,,watch for the clearing up , you are waiting for the brew to settle,,does not matter if its beer,wine or mead

I did it this way from 95-2016. I could not see it in the buckets or understand what stage it was in,,,can you see thru plastic.. I do pressure fermenation in the kegmenter , do I need to take a reading of th fg at three weeks in the keg ,,maybe for some here ,,,

 

[4of7]

I brew a different beer eveytime, flavor wise. but i aim to get the exact same OG and take a reading to see if a i need to add sugar to bump it up to 1.060. for calorie counting reasons. it's hard to count calories if i'm not pretty sure how many are in my beer.

(edit: i haven't been reading this thread from the begining everytime i check it. we're up to #47 now))

When you bump it up to whatever you are going for ,is the volume of fermentable sugars the same to get to 1.060 from batch to batch,,,example is that you are always going for 1.060 cuz your count from one batch to another you want to have x amount of volume of beer ,it makes it easy to count that way for sure,,I am just saying when I started in 95-96 I was buying 5lb of lme and 3 lbs of grain ,,but differnt types for a change. When iI wanted a higher abv I would start adding more dme,,,as you that also added more calories

 

[4of7]

Sometimes, I drive down the road without looking at the speedometer.
Sometimes, I buy things in the store without looking at the price tag.
Sometimes, I answer the phone without looking at CallerID.
Sometimes, I order things from the menu I've never tried before.
Sometimes, I like to skate on the other side of the ice.

Do you sometimes brew winging it

 

[4of7]

I don't see why you felt it was necessary to make a thread to make the comment

This is homebrew talk

 

[4of7]

How can someone that started a thread saying they don't take readings hurt my head with so many measurements! lol

Do you see og or fg readings

 

[grampamark]

Has anyone ever seen 4of7 and fredthecat together? Asking for a friend...

 

[4of7]

Stovetop brewing , ebiab

 

[4of7]

That's cool. I know of someone who only ever rinsed his bottles and claims he's never had a bad one.
What would you advise new brewer's to do though? There's quite a bit to know if you're able to skip taking a reading.

kegs,,only have had bad one ,due to poppets,yes they get rinsed