Hydrometer has sunk.

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shandypants5

Hydrometer has sunk.

Post by shandypants5 » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:03 pm

I just dropped my freshly sterilized hydrometer into my FV of Coopers Dark, and it dissapeared below the surface and hasnt come up again :shock:

Have I brewed the dryest beer ever..? :D


Or do you think its just stuck in the yeast bed.. :?

*goes to look for his snorkle to mount a hydro rescue operation*

Bru4u

Re: Hydrometer has sunk.

Post by Bru4u » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:15 pm

Thats not good, let us know the fg out of intrest, you may need a spirit hydrometer :lol:

shandypants5

Re: Hydrometer has sunk.

Post by shandypants5 » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:37 pm

It came back up for air after I used the scientific method of "punching" the FV. :lol:

Unfortunately it almost poked me in the eye, as it is now floating at the 1020 mark, after 10 days I was hoping for lower. :(

I hope its not a stuckie, will check again tomorrow..

davvac

Re: Hydrometer has sunk.

Post by davvac » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:11 pm

shandypants5 wrote:It came back up for air after I used the scientific method of "punching" the FV. :lol:
The funniest thing I've heard in ages!! =D>

Cheers Shandypants

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Re: Hydrometer has sunk.

Post by WishboneBrewery » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:23 pm

do let us know what you think to the dark Ale, I've got a kit ordered :)

KevP

Re: Hydrometer has sunk.

Post by KevP » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:59 pm

My last two Dark Ales both went to 1006, so 1020 is a bit odd.

boingy

Re: Hydrometer has sunk.

Post by boingy » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:50 am

Wow, that yeast sure must be sticky...

shandypants5

Re: Hydrometer has sunk.

Post by shandypants5 » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:04 am

KevP wrote:My last two Dark Ales both went to 1006, so 1020 is a bit odd.
just checked it this morning and no change.

When I made it, I had a half bag of spraymalt left over from another experiment so I added 1.25 kg of dark sp in total.
So it started at 1052, a bit high I know but i still thought it would go lower than 1020.

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