Gravity and Temperature

[Bongo]

Hi everyone
What adjustment do you need to use to check the gravity of the wort when you are sparging as it will be above 20c
I don't know if this has been answered elsewhere but i can't find it.

thanks

[aceuass]

I use this
http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipa ... meter.html
Cheers
Paul

[Bongo]

Thanks for that,i was thinking maybe i was getting too technical about such things,does everyone here bother adjusting is there that much of a difference anyway,i suppose i shall find out at the point of sparging,my first full mash seems not too far off at the moment just a few small bits of kit to sort and i shall cross over

[stevezx7r]

As it can be a bit of a bugger to stop your sparge to fill a trial jar, measure the temp and adjust the reading I simply stop when i've either filled my boiler or the wort starts to look "thin". It's one of those things that will come to you with time/few brews. Unless you end up with a v. poor extraction from your grains it's unlikely your going to extract tannins (noticable anyway).

A refractometer is the way to go for this job as it's a simple case of let some wort splash onto the screen and read the results.

[Buzz]

I use the finger trick - stick it under and, if it still tastes sweet, go with it.

[Bongo]

thanks for that steve,i don't want to muck about too much on my first go at it,i'd rather go on my senses anyway.

finger trick i have not heard of that one Buzz,sounds simple and easy to me.

[Danny]

http://jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9794

This is now laminated and on my brewery wall ... invaluable ...

[Gurgeh]

good innit

[Bongo]

Sure is thanks for that all,i just found the sticky on brewing equipment,still i got there in the end