IrishBrewer74
Well-Known Member
Ok, so I just got a refractometer for Christmas and admit that I don't really know what I am doing, but it doesn't seem like rocket science.
I made an agave wheat beer tonight. My refractometer read 1.066 but my hydrometer read 1.072. Both readings were from the same sample that I got to a perfect 60 degrees. I had calibrated my hydrometer with tap water also at exactly 60 degrees. I know you are supposed to use distilled, but I have to pick some up. From what I've read tap vs distilled for calibration doesn't make that big of a difference, so any guesses on why the discrepancy? And which reading do I trust?
Any suggestions on a controlled test to determine what one is correct? This was an extract brew, but I hope to start AG within a month and want to be confident with my refractometer.
As always, thanks in advance!
I made an agave wheat beer tonight. My refractometer read 1.066 but my hydrometer read 1.072. Both readings were from the same sample that I got to a perfect 60 degrees. I had calibrated my hydrometer with tap water also at exactly 60 degrees. I know you are supposed to use distilled, but I have to pick some up. From what I've read tap vs distilled for calibration doesn't make that big of a difference, so any guesses on why the discrepancy? And which reading do I trust?
Any suggestions on a controlled test to determine what one is correct? This was an extract brew, but I hope to start AG within a month and want to be confident with my refractometer.
As always, thanks in advance!