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Author Topic: Am I ready to bottle?  (Read 3266 times)

Offline Hand of Dom

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Re: Am I ready to bottle?
« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2016, 08:09:56 am »
I use refractometer to determine if I'm done, and hydrometer to get the actual number. My refractometer is garbage, so I'd maybe us it if it was higher quality.

This^^^. You're not using the refractometer to MEASURE FG, just to see whether it's stable yet. Taking repeated measurements with a hydrometer uses much more beer (though you can drink the sample after you take your measurement).

This is the main reason why I've gone back to taking hydrometer readings
Dom

Currently drinking - Amarillo saison
Currently fermenting - Pale ale 1 - 2017

Offline RBC0503

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Re: Am I ready to bottle?
« Reply #16 on: October 01, 2016, 08:09:38 am »
Thanks again for all of the feedback. I'll pick up a refractometer and try it out on the next batch. I have only used a hydrometer so far but I do enjoy the sampling aspect.


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