Reddit reviews HYDROMETER - ALCOHOL, 0-200 PROOF and Tralle
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Proof and Tralle HydrometerProof range 0 to 200%Not accurate for lower alcohol products like beer or wine
Did you buy this hydrometer? This one is for spirits I think, it won't work with beer.
You don't necessarily have to take gravity readings, but you won't know for sure that fermentation is complete without them. In that case I would wait 2 weeks before bottling. Some beer will be done fermenting in less than a week, but there is no way of really knowing unless you can verify that the gravity readings are steady over a couple days. If you bottle before fermentation is complete you can end up with exploding bottles. 2 weeks is a pretty safe bet for most beers.
If you are doing extract and hit your volumes it would be hard to screw up your starting gravity, so you could safely assume that it will be close to what the recipe calls for. At some point I'd invest in a cheap hydrometer (<$10) though. Something like this https://www.amazon.com/HYDROMETER-ALCOHOL-PROOF-Tralle-Bellwether/dp/B013S1VAM4
Good luck!
To add onto the explanation of u/gregbenson314, gravity is measured by using either a hydrometer or refractometer (although you have to use calculations with the refractometer to account for the alcohol in solution for your second gravity reading).
Also, there are handy calculators where you can plug in your original and final gravities to figure out your ABV.
Oh yes, and it is quite simple to get the stuff together without buying a kit. Do you have a local home brew store?
This subreddit's wiki which includes a beginner section: https://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/wiki/index
There are several videos on youtube that have good instructions.
Here is a basic list of gear to brew beer in a bag. You can get all of this stuff on amazon if you don't have it already. This is not the best list, but it works.
http://homebrewmanual.com/home-brewing-equipment/
Some of the stuff you won't likely have at home:
Beer recipes: http://beerrecipes.org/
To get grains from amazon, type in the grain type and it will provide you options. If you don't have the ability to mill it yourself, you can order it crushed. Its not ideal, but if you don't have a homebrew store near you and don't have your own mill....it will work. You will have to measure out the correct amounts for each grain that you add on your own from the bulk that you ordered. If you want to brew with extracts, you can also order those on amazon as well.
You can order hops on amazon the same way as grains or extracts.
Here you go-
3-Piece Air Locks, 3 Piece... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M7TN5BY?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Red Star Red Star Premier Blanc... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00434CB74?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
ATP - Vinyl-Flex PVC Food Grade... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PXJDESI?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
HYDROMETER - ALCOHOL, 0-200 PROOF... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013S1VAM4?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
LD Carlson Yeast Nutrient, 2 oz. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0149IY8F6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
As far as recipes, I’m still working on these first 2. Adding black tea and raisins and b-vitamins seems to have kept things bubbling.
As far as juices, I get most everything from Aldi (or Trader Joe’s if you’re fancy) very few preservatives, dirt cheap prices and unique flavored juices (Harissa Mango Pineapple juice??!?)
Hope that helps! I’ll post updates as the batch progresses. 2 days from now I’ll probably cold crash and do a gelatin clarifier.
Sorry for your loss bud.
The whiskey is possibly already proofed, or diluted, down to 40% (80 proof) for drinking, but he may have left it higher for proper aging. "Barrel strength" whiskey is at least 125 proof so the alcohol pulls more flavor from the wood.
The best way to determine this is with an alcometer. Here's a link. These usually come with a graduated cylinder to hold the liquid, but I didn't see a set with both. You'll need to drain some whiskey from the barrel into a tall glass or wide mouth bottle, then lower the alcometer into the whiskey. Make sure you have enough liquor in there so the alcometer is floating, not touching the bottom. That will show you the proof of the whiskey.
If you need to dilute it down to 40%, or 80 proof, you can use this calculator. Just put in the amount of whiskey, what the current proof is, and it'll tell you how much water to add. Use distilled water or bottled spring water.
You may have some carbon grit or wood splinters in the whiskey. Filter it through a coffee filter to get that out.
You can flavor the whiskey, but your dad already went to the trouble of flavoring it for you with the barrel. I'd try it with a few ice cubes and nothing else first, just to see how it is.
Let us know if you have any other questions.
Something's not right, get one of these
> hygrometer
Legitimately not trying to be a dick, but I really hope you bought a hydrometer and not a hygrometer (which will always read 100% in mead).
Going to brew my first batch today from a kit my wife got me for Christmas. On advice from a friend who's into homebrewing she also got me a hydrometer. The hydrometer is virtually identical to this one, only has measurements for 0-200 proof, and specifically says it's for distilled alcohol and not beer.
So a few questions: