Goldcoast Crow Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 So the water temp was 21.7c when I took the water reading and the beer reading has dropped significantly throughout the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 @Goldcoast Crow by the look of it, your hydro is reading about 5 points less than it should be. Keep checking it in water. Say leave it in some water overnight and compare readings before and after as the hydro may have a crack / faulty seam and leaking fluid into its cavity hence will sit lower and lower in water over time. If it does that bin it and get a real one. If it does not change over time with overnight test you could gain about 3 points by snipping off nearly all the red bit at the top but be careful not to go too far and create a hole. Snip little bits at a time and test, snip a bit more and test again or just get a real one. Cheers - AL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 12 hours ago, Goldcoast Crow said: So the water temp was 21.7c when I took the water reading and the beer reading has dropped significantly throughout the day Stick to brewing as your photography skills needs some improvement. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 58 minutes ago, Titan said: Stick to brewing as your photography skills needs some improvement. Yeah under the house, going towards twilight, phone camera..... and wife yelling from the deck to start cooking the fish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 So I did a quick check this morning and overnight the og went back to 1.02 but relative to the other day when it was 1.027 it is dropping, even if it is slowly, as for the water test, I am leaving it in for a while and rechecking the marking to see if it changes.... it was reading .995 this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 But saying all this, the beer seems to be tasting quite nice, a bit of bitterness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleStavvy Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Just checked mine in a bit of warm water, exactly the same result, .995. Trimmed the red bit right off and now reads .998. Close enough for govt work lols 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Goldcoast Crow said: .... and wife yelling from the deck to start cooking the fish Once a while back, my daughter in law stuck her head out the sliding patio doors and yelled out "I'm hungry" when my son and I were standing around the BBQ waiting for it to heat up. I waved the tongs at her and said "well come here and I will cook you some tongue". In the same situation now, she send the grand daughter out to ask where her lunch is. Cheers - AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Just did the snip and got it to about .9975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleStavvy Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Actually gripped it pliers and tried to extract it but it wouldn't budge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 24 minutes ago, UncleStavvy said: Actually gripped it pliers and tried to extract it but it wouldn't budge OK... I'll bite. What did you grip in pliers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleStavvy Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 The red plastic bit. Thought I might be able to drop a few grains of whatever is in the bulb to get it spot on 1.000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 I’m being impatient by sampling my sg hydrometer test daily for the last 3 days, I’m so keen to get bottling done and start on my lager, thinking about splitting the can in two batches, half the extract and yeast and then repeat after bottling..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Ok so overnight my batch dropped to 1.011 so I’ll be bottling tomorrow, one quick question, if I am to run a new brew they the FV, do I need to full napisan soak the FV our can I give a quick scrub and start up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Goldcoast Crow said: Ok so overnight my batch dropped to 1.011 so I’ll be bottling tomorrow, one quick question, if I am to run a new brew they the FV, do I need to full napisan soak the FV our can I give a quick scrub and start up? If your brew dropped overnight it is likely NOT at FG. FG comes when it STOPS dropping for at least a couple of days. Bottle and condition before FG and you risk bottle bombs and glass exploding along with beer all over the place is not a pleasant task to clean up. And if you're bottling into PETs they spring leaks and put beer everywhere. No need for the soak but after the scrub DO sanitise it. (unless Napisan IS your sanitiser?) I have a 2L pressure spray bottle with stellarsan in it - pump it up, adjust the brass nozzle for fine spray and a 3 second burst coats the entire FV insides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotsh Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) On 4/6/2020 at 9:46 AM, Thecko said: Hi Guys first time here and first time at brewing really excited and nervous as well don’t want to stuff the first batch of course. Just got the Coopers DIY kit With the Coopers lager but a bit concerned with the temperature here in Melbourne dropping to low teens over the last couple of days. I note some of the comments suggest lager can ferment in cooler temps, I’m planning to do the process in the laundry where this time of year temp inside the house can drop to 15 overnight, during the day it should heat to b/t 18-20 inside. This fluctuation shouldn’t cause any issues should it? I also thought about throwing either a space blanket or sleeping bag around it at night to keep temp moderate is this recommend? Any help or advice would be great thx brewers! If getting too cold overnight while you are counting zzzzz is a concern, one solution is to get a temperature controller and a heat belt. For less than 80 bucks you could get a belt and a temperature controller that has heating and cooling plugs, and with high and low temperature alarms, with all temperatures customisable. Then just program it to turn on the heating socket at 18c (or your choice) and you won't have to worry about the overnight lows of 15c Edited April 12, 2020 by pilotsh Typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Goldcoast Crow said: Ok so overnight my batch dropped to 1.011 so I’ll be bottling tomorrow, one quick question, if I am to run a new brew they the FV, do I need to full napisan soak the FV our can I give a quick scrub and start up? @Goldcoast Crow Never ever scrub your Coopers FV or any plastic FV, you will root it! Micro fine scratches on the inside will almost ensure you will infect subsequent batches. I give mine a hose out on the lawn fill with soaker right to the top, let a bit out through the tap to flush, don't be tempted to rub of the Krausen stuck to the inside, let the soaker do its work and soften, it will rinse off ok next day. if persistent crud the use a soft cloth only no brushes or scrubbers. Rinse thoroughly with hot water, disconnect the tap and disassemble it. Some boil their taps, I don't for fear of damage, just soak dis-assembled tap parts (O rings off) in a bleach solution overnight. Next day rinse again re-sanitise and you are good to go. Don't rush this process as it not worth loosing a batch. Cheers - AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 I’m gonna hold off on bottling until it settles for a couple of days, just to be safe, and possibly invest in another hydrometer, but this being my first I have already learnt a heap especially in regards to OG SG and FG testing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotsh Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I'm learning patience! My brew looks good but staring at it doesn't make it brew faster, lol! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 This will help with my patience 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Goldcoast Crow said: This will help with my patience WTF is that in your beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab Cat Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 If your beer needs fruit in it, there's not enough beer in the beer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewloo Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 4/6/2020 at 7:00 PM, Titan said: You really want to keep it in a dark place, certainly out of the sun. Just cover with an old sheet. You dont want skunked (light struck) beer before it goes into bottles. I kept it in a dark spot in the sun room anyway its smells great and is bottled in the kit box it came with. The bottles were squeezed and now they are very firm I hope they wont explode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Lab Cat said: If your beer needs fruit in it, there's not enough beer in the beer. It was a Mexican so I thought it may need a slice of citrus but on beers 2,3 & 4 I decided it needed no more.... nice drop tho.... also picked up a six pack of bluey..... anyone ever tried it, its new I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleStavvy Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I dont mind Dos Equis, much better than Corona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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