hilljack13
That's what she said!
I have 4 Tilt hydrometers. I noticed they were reading 4 points lower than my refractometer so, calibrated all 4 at three points, 1.00, 1.060, and 1.120. All good! Well, I did a 1 gal yesterday and the OG was 1.061 which was 1 point higher than expected. However, the Tilt showed 1.057. 4 points lower??? I just added the calibration point and Tilt was good at 1.061. This morning I check the Tilt reading and it was reporting 1.065, 4 points again, only high this time. Temps were different. Starting temp was 78.1F and current showing 50F. Didn't think there would be such a discrepancy within standard ferm temps.
Anyone having these issues with Tilt readings. I get they are not exact and should only be used to monitor fermentation to FG, but when going through calibration I would expect the numbers to be a bit closer at least. And why is magic number always 4
Anyone having these issues with Tilt readings. I get they are not exact and should only be used to monitor fermentation to FG, but when going through calibration I would expect the numbers to be a bit closer at least. And why is magic number always 4