Best brewday ever, dissappointing result

[wbosher]

It always comes down to shipping, bum. Lots of free shipping within the US or Aus, bugger all free to NZ.

Now that I know that a glass hydrometer can withstand the 78ish temp, I'm quite happy with that...except that the bloody numbers always point away from me after a spin. :lol:

 

[manticle]

Trick it with a scarecrow dressed in your favourite hat.

Works every time.

 

[Adr_0]

I save my money to spend on better things than beer making stuff. Also, you can make beer with $30 worth of equipment, I heard once.

Pfft, haven't you read the reams of evidence floating through teh interwebs? You make heaps better beer with a 3V HERMS than with a $30 pot. It's been, like, science-proved and stuff.

 

[krausenhaus]

don't

 

[Nick JD]

do

 

[pk.sax]

Err, I hope you don't put 80C wort in your plastic hydro tube. Done that, made a couple of tubes rather useless. Just take a 200ml ish sample and quickly chill it down first.

 

[wbosher]

No, got a glass one. Was just worrying about it shattering and ruining an entire batch of beer. Looks like she'll be right.

 

[jezza79]

i recently had the same problem.
it turned out that there was more to beersmith than i had thought.
once i had personalised my equipment and mash setting to match my own gear it came out spot on the OG.