F fluff Active Member Joined Dec 30, 2010 Messages 36 Reaction score 0 Feb 11, 2011 #1 In order to work out the final ABV do you need to take (and keep) a reading when you start? Or can you just use the hydrometer to work it out at the end? :wha:
In order to work out the final ABV do you need to take (and keep) a reading when you start? Or can you just use the hydrometer to work it out at the end? :wha:
Ceejay Landlord. Joined Nov 23, 2010 Messages 1,051 Reaction score 1 Location South Devon Feb 11, 2011 #2 You need to take the Original Gravity reading at the start and the Final Gravity reading at the end. This tells you how much sugar has been converted to alcohol :thumb: There is a calculator in teh "calculators" section
You need to take the Original Gravity reading at the start and the Final Gravity reading at the end. This tells you how much sugar has been converted to alcohol :thumb: There is a calculator in teh "calculators" section