Hydrometer readings

[victor.davies]

Hi not really used my hydrometer before as I don’t really understand the thing! But has I produced any alcohol here? Beer tastes good

 

[Rob2010SS]

Need some more information from you. Your pictures aren't really showing the numbers on the hydromete .

The 2nd pic appears to be showing your gravity BEFORE you pitched and before fermentation - approx. 1.034.

The 1st pic looks to be your final gravity, after fermentation. Based on the pic, I'm guessing 1.014-1.015.

Am I correct in my assumptions?

If so, yes you have alcohol in there.

1.034 - 1.015 = .019 × 131.25 = 2.49% ABV

You don't have much alcohol in there but some.

 

[bracconiere]

hmm, i was assuming a OG of 1.090+, maybe even 1.100+...thinking the 3 on the other side was BRIX or something (not familar with it) and it was just abreviated, but yes....if it floats lower after fermenting then it did before fermenting you made alcohol! praise be the lord! i'll raise a glass in your honor, and say


Welcome!


edit: do you have a link for that particular hydro you're using? would help people make sense of it.....or at least me....

 

[Rob2010SS]

Ahhh mayb . I was thinking that 3 in the 2nd pic was 1.030. There's red right below that and if you look at the top pic, you can see where the red is in relation. that's why I assumed 1.034.

 

[bracconiere]

maybe, to me i took it as a low precision hydrometer....


edit damn, i just looked up 3 brix in beersmith it says 1.011....that hydrometer makes no sense to me....lol


edit: it looks like one you'd use for battery acid, not beer or wine.....

 

[bruce_the_loon]

That's a Stevenson Reeves S1011 triple scale hydrometer with estimated wine alcohol, grams per litre of sugar and SG scales.

1.034 or 1.035 OG and 1.013 FG is my best guess, but without temps of the sample to compensate.

Yes you did make alcohol.