I need to pull a hydro sample from my kegged Belgian IPA for the FG reading. I never got around to it and now I actually want the number.
I assume the easiest method is to pull the sample, let it sit and come up to proper reading temperature, and drop the hydro in. But do I need to wait until it's fully flat? Will carbonation affect the reading?
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I believe carbonation will affect the reading. You can pour the beer back and forth between two glasses to help get the co2 out of solution.
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+1. The bubbles will bouy up the hydrometer. Just pour it back and forth like mentioned and all should be good.brahn wrote:I believe carbonation will affect the reading. You can pour the beer back and forth between two glasses to help get the co2 out of solution.
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+2backyard brewer wrote:+1. The bubbles will bouy up the hydrometer. Just pour it back and forth like mentioned and all should be good.brahn wrote:I believe carbonation will affect the reading. You can pour the beer back and forth between two glasses to help get the co2 out of solution.
Why are so desperate for a hydrometer reading? Just curiosity? Did you bet someone on what your finishing gravity would be?
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Since moving the brewery to my house, I've got a different fermentation fridge and I'm now using a new fermenter (the Sanke keg conversion).BrewMasterBrad wrote:Why are so desperate for a hydrometer reading? Just curiosity? Did you bet someone on what your finishing gravity would be?
I've done three batches since:
My RyePA was 71% AA (lower than expected).
My Light Belgian was 77% AA.
And I don't know what I got for the Belgian IPA, but as mentioned that judge suggested it was underattenuated.
I'm trying to get my process dialed in for the new brewing location, and I want to see if something's changed affecting my attenuation. Also, I want to figure out attenuation on the Belgian IPA to determine whether that judge was full of it.
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bwarbiany wrote:Since moving the brewery to my house, I've got a different fermentation fridge and I'm now using a new fermenter (the Sanke keg conversion).BrewMasterBrad wrote:Why are so desperate for a hydrometer reading? Just curiosity? Did you bet someone on what your finishing gravity would be?
I've done three batches since:
My RyePA was 71% AA (lower than expected).
My Light Belgian was 77% AA.
And I don't know what I got for the Belgian IPA, but as mentioned that judge suggested it was underattenuated.
I'm trying to get my process dialed in for the new brewing location, and I want to see if something's changed affecting my attenuation. Also, I want to figure out attenuation on the Belgian IPA to determine whether that judge was full of it.
Did you mean this Sanke Keg Fermenter Kit?
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Of course, it would be *that* Sanke Keg Conversion Kit!
And by the way, I took the FG reading. 1.011 (down from 1.075). I'd say it attenuated pretty well, since that's 85.5% AA.
And by the way, I took the FG reading. 1.011 (down from 1.075). I'd say it attenuated pretty well, since that's 85.5% AA.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one doing it!backyard brewer wrote:bwarbiany wrote:Since moving the brewery to my house, I've got a different fermentation fridge and I'm now using a new fermenter (the Sanke keg conversion).BrewMasterBrad wrote:Why are so desperate for a hydrometer reading? Just curiosity? Did you bet someone on what your finishing gravity would be?
I've done three batches since:
My RyePA was 71% AA (lower than expected).
My Light Belgian was 77% AA.
And I don't know what I got for the Belgian IPA, but as mentioned that judge suggested it was underattenuated.
I'm trying to get my process dialed in for the new brewing location, and I want to see if something's changed affecting my attenuation. Also, I want to figure out attenuation on the Belgian IPA to determine whether that judge was full of it.
Did you mean this Sanke Keg Fermenter Kit?
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