spacebiscuit
Active Member
Hi All,
I'm brewing my 3rd HB kit and I'm trying to address a few errors in previous attempts. One of which being the use of a hydrometer. I made my wort 24 hours ago and just now took my first reading which was 1.030.
I've since read that I should have taken it before adding the yeast, so will my reading be skewed having left it for 24 hours?
If I understand correctly this initial reading will give me my final ABV. I plugged the 1.03 figure into a calculator with a final gravity reading of 1.004 which gave an ABV of approx. 3.4%. I'd perhaps like my beer to be a little stronger, so should I add extra sugar (or can I) at this stage or am I mis-understanding something. If I can add the sugar how do I know how much extra to add. Presumably adding the extra sugar will increase (and reset?) the initial reading so is this a way of doing it?
When I transfer with FG at 1.004 does the fermentation process not continue in the pressure barrel, if so why aren't reading required from the barrel. Apologies if that is a stupid question. Finally should I add anything else to the brew at the point of transfer to the barrel.
Thanks in advance.
Bob:thumb:
I'm brewing my 3rd HB kit and I'm trying to address a few errors in previous attempts. One of which being the use of a hydrometer. I made my wort 24 hours ago and just now took my first reading which was 1.030.
I've since read that I should have taken it before adding the yeast, so will my reading be skewed having left it for 24 hours?
If I understand correctly this initial reading will give me my final ABV. I plugged the 1.03 figure into a calculator with a final gravity reading of 1.004 which gave an ABV of approx. 3.4%. I'd perhaps like my beer to be a little stronger, so should I add extra sugar (or can I) at this stage or am I mis-understanding something. If I can add the sugar how do I know how much extra to add. Presumably adding the extra sugar will increase (and reset?) the initial reading so is this a way of doing it?
When I transfer with FG at 1.004 does the fermentation process not continue in the pressure barrel, if so why aren't reading required from the barrel. Apologies if that is a stupid question. Finally should I add anything else to the brew at the point of transfer to the barrel.
Thanks in advance.
Bob:thumb: