when do you take your og and fg readings
and how do you work out the abv
when do you
Re: when do you
I take the OG as the wort goes into the FV and I take the FG when I'm about to rack my beer into casks.
I use the HMRC method of OG - FG x .130 or its relevant factor.
I use the HMRC method of OG - FG x .130 or its relevant factor.
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Re: when do you
As Kyle plus of course you'll be checking samples pre and post-boil although they need to cool down before you take a reading unless you want to start allowing for temperature.
A few calculators on the web - this is the one I use
http://www.brewersfriend.com/abv-calculator/
A few calculators on the web - this is the one I use
http://www.brewersfriend.com/abv-calculator/
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Re: when do you
a saucepan of ice cubes is a good way to chill the sample in a plastic trial jar for a gravity reading of hot wort
ist update for months n months..
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
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Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Re: when do you
As Kyle says but ... if I forget then drink three pints when it's done and calculate abv thus:
1). Whoa heavy head and I'm thinking deeply about the future of mankind settling in other galaxies then 5% plus.
2.) Nicely happy and enjoyed my beer, will sleep warmly then 4.5%.
3.) Could hide this tipple from the wife and enjoyed aromatic hop qualities then 4% area.
But I don't forget, as Kyle says, as it goes to the fv and after fermentation when about to keg/bottle noting temp for the og ( usually 19c for pitching).
I punch the two into an online beer calculator but rule of thumb is the OG will guide you roughly, 1.045 is heading for 4.5%. Gonna get some comments on this rule of thumb re yeasts etc but my expectation is take the number after the decimal as a whole number and divide by 10. That probably tells you I brew middling beers and have a middling efficiency. But if you forget the fg reading in the excitement of kegging/bottling (and i have) you have an idea. Obviously adjust down if you think it is sweet/full bodied or up if it tastes dry but you will be thereabouts.
1). Whoa heavy head and I'm thinking deeply about the future of mankind settling in other galaxies then 5% plus.
2.) Nicely happy and enjoyed my beer, will sleep warmly then 4.5%.
3.) Could hide this tipple from the wife and enjoyed aromatic hop qualities then 4% area.
But I don't forget, as Kyle says, as it goes to the fv and after fermentation when about to keg/bottle noting temp for the og ( usually 19c for pitching).
I punch the two into an online beer calculator but rule of thumb is the OG will guide you roughly, 1.045 is heading for 4.5%. Gonna get some comments on this rule of thumb re yeasts etc but my expectation is take the number after the decimal as a whole number and divide by 10. That probably tells you I brew middling beers and have a middling efficiency. But if you forget the fg reading in the excitement of kegging/bottling (and i have) you have an idea. Obviously adjust down if you think it is sweet/full bodied or up if it tastes dry but you will be thereabouts.