hydrometer

Yesterday I finished my primary fermentation of my blackberry cider. This is my first experience. I measured final gravity with refractometer and hydrometer (see the pictures). Refractometer shows measurement for clear water and for my fermented cider/wine. You see the hydrometer shows dry cider...

Hi, Could not find a thread that addressed my specific questions (sorry if there is one). Apologize for long-winded post, but want to provide as much info as possible. New to forum and brewing in general. I've brewed 6 batches (extract) at this point and trusted my hydrometer for measuing SG...

So I got a couple Plaato digital airlocks from Plaato a couple months back to do a hands-on trial/review. I did a bit of research on the science behind what they're doing and on a chemistry basis, it's solid. I ran into a number of application constraints for my fermentation equipment. If...

It's almost time for me to bottle my annual christmas beer, and I took a gravity reading today for the first time in a few months (it's a spiced quad that I brew over the summer and age). The last time I took a gravity reading I just used the refracto and I was getting a reading in the 1.050...

Is anyone using one or more of these? My wife is always on the lookout for Christmas gifts and thought this might be a good addition to my wine making equipment. However everything I’ve read refers to it’s use in beer worts not wine musts. The convenience and detail look pretty impressive but I...

Hello everyone, this is my first post. But i was also a follower of homebrewtalk before my sign up. So, i made my first beer on 20th of September. I used biab method, and my recipe was as following: *2.55 kg German Pale Ale *0.5 kg Munich 1 (light) *0.25 kg Melonoidin *0.325 kg Cane sugar *19...

I was able to use the Brew Perfect WiFi hydrometer recently. Below is a link to my detailed review. I still definitely love the logged data of gravity during fermentation! The Brew Perfect had a few nice features over the Tilt (WiFi connectivity instead of Bluetooth), but it also comes with...

Showing that hydrometers can measure below .990 because there are lines above it.

Since SG & Plato are often used in tandem for calculations (e.g. dH2O(20C)*SG(20/20)*Plato = w extract), it is understandable that most homebrewers use either a SG hydrometer and calculate Plato (my current method) or use a dual scale SG/Brix=Plato hydrometer - although I don't particularly...

I just finished my hands-on review of the Tilt Bluetooth Hydrometer. This wireless baby drops into your fermentor and then broadcasts Specific Gravity and temperature readings over Bluetooth to an App running on your smartphone or a tablet. I tried this out just from the "cool tech"...

One of the things I’ve managed to accumulate over the years is a panoply of devices for measuring specific gravity. I’ve generally used whatever device was easiest to find at the time (or was easiest to use as an alternative) but I’ve often wondered if my measurements were accurate. I’m now in...

I am new to beer brewing, so my apologizes if asking something obvious. I got Bielmeier hydrometer that has scale from 0 to 20. Assuming I measure at 20 Celsius and no corrections are needed.(according to my hydrometer) How to read this scale from 0 - 20? I mean 0 is water, what does other...

I've started a batch of mead over a week ago and I have a few questions. I'm hoping you mead folks can help me with some info or point me in a direction to look. My first question is about honey. I was given a lucky gift of 10lbs of local honey from a bee-keeper (apiarist?) and I decided to use...

Hi, I'm currently making a batch of apfelwein, and it's past the two week mark and still bubbling. It's in a cold basement, so that's probably to be expected. I think it's too much of a pain to check the gravity (ie sanitizing the hydrometer and everything), so should I not bother until I can...

So last week I brewed my first batch of light ale and according to the recipe that I used, the original gravity was supposed to be around 1.034 or so but when I took the reading, I got about 1.071. Does this just mean the beer will have a higher ABV or is it still depending on how much yeast I...

I accidentally used my hydrometer in my fermenting bin without sanitising it. The beer is at it FG and I have only used the hydrometer once before and it was rinsed afterwards. Will it have contaminated my brew?

I forgot to sanitise my hydrometer before using it. Will this spoil my brew?