Isn't there a diagram of a kid doing that exact same thing saying not too let them do that right there on the side of that bucket? Good thing your assistant can't read yet.
Bottled a pale mild today. It was milder and sweeter than expected. What is most annoying is that my hydrometer and refractometer are telling me contradictory things, and I don't know which to trust. Both are accurate with distilled water.
Bottled a pale mild today. It was milder and sweeter than expected. What is most annoying is that my hydrometer and refractometer are telling me contradictory things, and I don't know which to trust. Both are accurate with distilled water.
You are using a calculator with the refractometer reading right? I didnt realize that ethanol had an effect on the readings the first time i tried doing that.
The hydrometer is always going to be the most accurate. Even if you adjust your refractometer for alcohol, it is always going to be an estimate.
Yeah but a hydrometer is a dollar. Win
Yeah but a hydrometer is a dollar. Win
You don't have to adjust for temp in a refractometer because as soon as the drop hits the glass, it becomes the temperature of the glass.
There are a lot of refractometers that don't convert from BRIX to Plato precisely. Another possibility is that when you adjust your hydrometer for temperature, that is another estimation.
It sounds like they are only a few points apart so I wouldn't sweat the small stuff. The refractometer is most useful for seeing if you have reached final gravity without losing a pint of beer in hydrometer samples. As long as you are comparing its own readings, it will be fine. If you figure your beer is 7.1% ABV and it is really 7.2%, the law isn't going to bust down your door.
Pulled the trigger on buying everything I need to convert my chest freezer into a keezer. I have the CO2 tank in hand and I have to wait for everything else to ship. Better get to brewing so I can get those kegs filled. I think I'll start with an IPA this weekend.
Nice! I think im about to buy a big cheest freezer off CL for $75. Just waiting on pictures. I will probably use it as fermentation chamber so I can do more then one brew at a time, and eventually make a keezer out of it.
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