Might have saved the hydrometer... This guy recommends adding nail polish to the end, to add the necessary weight...
https://homebrewingdiy.beer/index.php/2021/06/15/floating-up-going-deep-on-hydrometers-part-2-of-2/
Oh, no worries... I'm not gonna take people's extra supply. ;)
You know of any Home Brew groups in PGH? Contests, or... anything? I see the Homebrew Con is coming next year...
I entered a contest a while ago in Minneapolis, didn't do too badly Surprised I don't see more of that kind of thing...
Not sure how id measure *after* it's in the bottling bucket... unless you have a scale on there... I measured ot 5 gallons and that's my scale. It's a fine scale, one marking "-5"
I guess its 2610+1... 2611
Busted one when I lowered it too fast into a bucket of stars san filled with bottles... I was privileged to clean 8 bottles a second time and start a fresh batch of starsan...
And wait a minute... hydrometers have to be read according to temperature? I've been doing...
Well, I originally calculated for 5 gallons which was incorrect... 5 gallons is marked on the bucket, so that's an easy target, but anything I add over that, I need to add using measuring cups so I know exactly how much more is added.
Hmmm...
I've been sitting here mulling over the last few brews I've done... and I think I've stumbled upon it...
DOH!
The last three beers in the beer kits have resulted in a higher OG than what the recipe predicted. As a result, I added water in order to match the predicted OG - I did this...
Title says it all. I used gelatin from Walmart, heated it to the suggested temperature, and added it to my 5 gallon batch 3 days before bottling.
Has anyone experienced this with adding gelatin when bottle conditioning?
After 3 months, the beers are slowly gaining carbonation, but it's...