D dholt New Member Joined Nov 26, 2016 Messages 4 Reaction score 0 Points 1 Oct 14, 2018 #1 I need a sanity check; my hydrometer reads 1.004 in water, should I be using 0.004 or -0.004 as the offset? I've always used -0.004 to subtract back to 0.000 but my numbers seem low... Last edited: Oct 14, 2018
I need a sanity check; my hydrometer reads 1.004 in water, should I be using 0.004 or -0.004 as the offset? I've always used -0.004 to subtract back to 0.000 but my numbers seem low...
N0mad Well-Known Member Joined Mar 28, 2018 Messages 222 Reaction score 255 Points 63 Location Texas Oct 14, 2018 #2 Are you using distilled water??? it's very important that you do...
GFHomebrew Well-Known Member Established Member Joined Mar 30, 2016 Messages 16,634 Reaction score 25,963 Points 113 Location Palmwoods QLD Oct 14, 2018 #3 And at calibration temp usually 20c Yep subtract 4 points
D dholt New Member Joined Nov 26, 2016 Messages 4 Reaction score 0 Points 1 Oct 14, 2018 #4 Yeah, distilled water at ~68F, though our tap water here doesn't have much in it so it also reads 1.004. Thanks for the confirmation
Yeah, distilled water at ~68F, though our tap water here doesn't have much in it so it also reads 1.004. Thanks for the confirmation
Hawkbox Well-Known Member Established Member Joined Jul 27, 2017 Messages 4,726 Reaction score 4,604 Points 113 Oct 17, 2018 #5 Yeah so a 1.050 in wort you would read 1.046. Assuming the water is clear.
