Hydro sample

Comment by Andrew Dixon on February 7, 2011 at 3:45pm

Hi

i,  I have the same hydrometer as you and I'm still not sure if I'm reading it right.  Since we have the photo in front of us....  Do the numbers (10, 20, 30 etc) read off at the black line just underneath them? ie is a gravity of 1.040 when the liquid level is right at the bottom of the orange block?  and 1.010 at the bottom of the black block?  i think all the different colour put me off :-)  And would the reading of your hydrometer in the picture be roughly 1.026?

 

Thanks

Andy

Comment by MrC on February 7, 2011 at 9:07pm

These comments sometimes slip off the radar so I'll jump in here.

 

Do the numbers (10, 20, 30 etc) read off at the black line just underneath them?

Yes they do.

 

And would the reading of your hydrometer in the picture be roughly 1.026?

Yes that looks about right.

 

Here's the way to take the correct reading:

http://www.stevenson-reeves.co.uk/howto.htm

 

And don't forget to adjust for temp:

http://www.howtobrew.com/appendices/appendixA.html

 

Comment by jt on February 7, 2011 at 9:27pm

That was batch 602, a bitza 'lager' to finish up stocks with W2112

Pre boil gravity supposed to be 1038 - must be a hot sample

3KG Weyermann Pils and 700gm Flaked wheat

B Saaz @ 60 30 15 and 0

Comment by MrC on February 8, 2011 at 7:42am

It looks grey.  Is that just the lighting or is that a feature of malteurop pils.?

Comment by jt on February 8, 2011 at 7:47am

Think it's the 20% flaked wheat

Comment by Andrew Dixon on February 8, 2011 at 8:16am

Thanks for the info Mr Cherry.  It's good to have confirmation that I'm reading it right.

Comment by Stu McKinlay on February 8, 2011 at 9:50am

It looks grey.

That's probably the wall and the camera adjusting exposure.  Put it on front of a 70's orange wall and it'll look golden...

 

Comment by Reviled on February 8, 2011 at 10:13am

"feature of malteurop pils"

 

Not to be a hater, but I have found this to be the case!!

Comment by jt on February 8, 2011 at 11:59am

If colour was an issue I'd have a range of food colourings in the brewing arsenal

Comment