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Offline Pope of Dope

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FG goes up?
« on: January 13, 2018, 02:15:52 pm »
took a gravity reading before cold crashing, 1.022, then after cold crash during kegging 1.024.  What?
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Re: FG goes up?
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2018, 02:23:43 pm »
Quote from: Pope of Dope on January 13, 2018, 02:15:52 pm
took a gravity reading before cold crashing, 1.022, then after cold crash during kegging 1.024.  What?

Misreading.  Different wort temp.  Could be a number of things.  Close enough to not sweat it.
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Re: FG goes up?
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2018, 03:05:37 pm »
It was a different temp.  The second reading was way colder, like 40f versus 70f.  How does the temp affect a hydrometer reading?  Didn't know that.
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Re: FG goes up?
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2018, 03:40:35 pm »
Density changes with temperature. You probably got a sheet with your hydrometer that had information including a temperature correction table.
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Re: FG goes up?
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2018, 03:52:34 pm »
Search "hydrometer temperature correction," you'll find calculators.  Just have to know if yours is calibrated for 59°F or 68°F (most inexpensive homebrew ones are 59.)
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Re: FG goes up?
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2018, 04:05:05 pm »
Got it. Thanks everyone.  That makes more sense. Been doing it wrong this whole time.  That's what she says. 
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