Questions tagged [measurements]
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Method to measure specific gravity above refractometer range?
I purchased this refractometer for use in brewing hard cider. The recipe I'm using involves adding sugar and then boiling down the juice by about 1/3. After reducing the liquid, the specific gravity ...
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What is the name for this gigantic dropper or pipe that a person use to suck liquid out of a container?
I saw it in a video about hydrometer, and I can't find anywhere where to buy this gigantic dropper. what are its name and size? It seems about 250ml which is what I need. Thanks!
The tube in the ...
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Using Refractometer to measure Carbonation Level
I use a Refractometer when I brew mostly for the boil off phase of an all grain batch. This helps me make sure I get to the exact FG I want for the specific type of beer. It works well and I don’t ...
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Sensor for measuring alcohol content of wine
I would like to know if there is a sensor that can monitor its alcohol content and displaying it to my LCD display.
Your answers would be a great help to my dreams. I'm a computer engineer taking my ...
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Can blood glucose devices measure anything in beers?
Those blood glucose devices used to control diabetes disease, can them measure anything in beers?
Could them display different values of different beers? How do they work compared to hydrometers?
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Measuring alcohol when using ginger bug
I have recently started to get my feet wet by making some ginger beers using a ginger bug to start the fermentation.
I would like to know the alcohol content of my final product, but as the ginger ...
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Measuring alcohol content
How do you measure alcohol content in a fermented drink without relying on measurements of gravity?
Say we have a bottle of water (pasteurized), add sugar (that has been treated to have no living ...
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when does the alcoholic fermentation end?
No special instruments / meters available. Is there an approximate way to tell when the alcoholic fermentation has stopped ?
I am asking so I know when to add the MLF yeasts in.
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Sugar in water effect on specific gravity?
Is there an equation or relation to describe how much sugar is to be added to water to obtain a liquid with a specific gravity?
In This question, for example, it is mentioned that "1 lb in 1 gallon ...
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How much sugar should be added in 1 L of Grape must?
I get that most of homebrewers make large batches and they measure it in gallons, but how do I shrink the recipe measurements if I will ferment just one liter of grape juice?
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Fruit 'wine' - acetic acid and alcohol
I did a little bit of a fermentation experiment by adding water to a large jar half full of fruit (nectarines). I did not add any sugar or yeast. The final product is very sour, which I'm assuming is ...
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Determine honey density and needed volume for target starting gravity
Suppose I have honey of unknown specific gravity.
I want to mix a mead must with a target specific gravity g_t and volume V_t.
How do I determine how much honey to use?
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First brew: dry hopped mead, probably stuck. How to best proceed?
I'm on day 9 of my first attempt at home brewing (1 gallon batch), and based on my measurements on day 5 and today it appears to be stuck at 1.010
Original Gravity was 1.065
Kind of just went gung-...
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Wine Thief or a simpler way to sample wort from a carboy?
I was unable to get an O.G. sample from my first batch in the carboy (tried using a long siphon tube with my finger held over one end...), so I'm trying to buy a wine thief to take final gravity, but ...
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Is there a way to estimate the actual temperature where the yeast ferments without having a sensor inside the carboy? [duplicate]
I was reading an article on fermentation temperature control where it says,
However, since yeast growth and fermentations are exothermic and therefore generate heat, figure that the temperature ...
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