1.2 KiB
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| [HomeBrewing Stout] | 2020-10-07 20:56:12 | false | {value /media/file-20201007205611-8139.jpg} {alt shot of hydrometer resting at 1.02SG in a beaker of imperial stout} | photo | 5f7e1d5c | [/media/file-20201007205611-8139.jpg] | public | photo |
After 17 days in the fermenter (much longer than I normally leave it), I've transferred my latest imperial stout into a keg.
In order to try and nail whether my 'too much yeast in sample' theory on preciously misses final gravity targets was correct, I took samples at start, ~25%, ~50% and ~75% of the way through the transfer for refractometer measures and an additional hydrometer sample at ~75%.
Somewhat frustratingly the refractometer result was the same for all 4 samples and around the same high level of previous brews (around 1.042 specific gravity)..
.. however the hydrometer returnes 1.022 a mere 0.006 above my final target!
One of these devices requires tuning (by a clueless me) and the other is likely accurate!
So the estimated ABV on the brewsheet is 8.9% (though the brewer's friend calculator corrects that to 8.8%) and I have hit 8.01%!
I shall celebrate in a few weeks once it has carbonated!