Help With Final Gravity Reading

[meshbackhats]

I am having a hard time figureing out the reading on the hydromter. I have been brewing beers for a long time and have also gotten into home distilling. I have never had a beer go below 1.000. This is obviously below 1.000 but I'm not sure what it is at?

This was a Corn Whiskey Mash I brewed last weekend.

thanks,

 

[Yooper]

My hydrometer goes to .990. You have to get a new hydrometer if you want to take readings under 1.000 (for wine, mead, cider and other things).

You should spin it to knock it off the side of the test jar, as that can mess with readings, but a new hydrometer with the proper scale is also needed.

 

[meshbackhats]

Thanks for the quick reply.

Good to know. That answers the question.
It is hard to take a picture of a hydrometer which is why it is up against the side of the test tube.

Any guesses on what that reading would be at in that pic?

 

[Yooper]

Thanks for the quick reply.

Good to know. That answers the question.
It is hard to take a picture of a hydrometer which is why it is up against the side of the test tube.

Any guesses on what that reading would be at in that pic?

No, as it seems to stop at 1.000.