Recent content by Home_Brew_2022

Yes please!

Me too, thank you.

I may have missed it but you didn't mention what you use for carbonation. My brewing process is very similar to yours and out of 65+ batches in the last year and a half or so I've never had this issue. I use S05 on probably 80% of my beers. Some German yeasts and some of the NEIPA oriented...

Ball lock thanks

I like the idea of grabbing a half ounce sample and then finishing up the beer. Thanks to everyone for the input.

Yes when I started I zeroed it with distilled water and at that time I was also comparing it to my hydrometer readings. Got into a groove (and lazy) so I've just been taking the readings from it as-is. I think I noticed this issue when brewing strong beers. It is a cheap hydrometer so maybe that...

Thanks for the reply. These readings are taken after cooling and just before adding the yeast so around room temperature. Usually about 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Assuming it's evaporation, then my first measurement would be the most accurate right? Maybe I just need to start doing 3 samples and...

Hello. I've been home brewing beer for about a year now. Typically once a week. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong when using my refractometer. I can't find anyone else describing this same issue so I'll try to explain thoroughly. I brew small batches about 3 gallons to make a case of...