Hydrometer Reading

[Adamt]

Proof that the yeast is alive will be seen as it turns the water into a milky yeasty mess.

Uhh... not quite!

If i put a scoop of flour into some water, cover it, and come back later, wheb it's dispersed itself into the water and appears cloudy, is the flour alive?

 

[Supra-Jim]

If i put a scoop of flour into some water, cover it, and come back later, wheb it's dispersed itself into the water and appears cloudy, is the flour alive?

I don't know Adam, you would need to take an OG reading prior to pitching

Fair call though, my description may not have been the best. I should ammend my comments to, an indication of the yeast viability will be visible as the dried yeast absorbes the water, drops to the bottom and swells/plumps up. It will also smell very yeasty.

Cheers SJ

 

[chappo1970]

Well there's another benefit to All Grain it apparently makes you smarter not so "tiny minded"... What does that make our megaswill mates out there then?

 

[Supra-Jim]

Well there's another benefit to All Grain it apparently makes you smarter not so "tiny minded"...

Probably not, i suggest that you probably snuck through the door at the same time i did, while no one was looking (i believe they were busy using their infinitely larger brains to dazzle other K&K brewers). But keep quiet so they don't notice us!!!

Cheers SJ

 

[muckey]

As far as starters, I thought you stirred the yeast into a cup of water and listened for the snap, crackle and pop to know when it is ready to pitch.

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What does that make our megaswill mates out there then?

failed brewers?????

 

[Renegade]

This thread is gonna be moderated so frikkin hard any minute now.

 

[Nick JD]

I don't know Adam, you would need to take an OG reading prior to pitching

Fair call though, my description may not have been the best. I should ammend my comments to, an indication of the yeast viability will be visible as the dried yeast absorbes the water, drops to the bottom and swells/plumps up. It will also smell very yeasty.

Cheers SJ

Foolproof! If the yeast is viable, it will drop to the bottom and smell like yeast!

Note: some of these comments are of a sarcastic nature and directed at myself.

 

[chappo1970]

Probably not, i suggest that you probably snuck through the door at the same time i did, while no one was looking (i believe they were busy using their infinitely larger brains to dazzle other K&K brewers). But keep quiet so they don't notice us!!!

Cheers SJ

Gotchya SJ! Chappo keep DumDumb! Mouth shut


So if k&kers are simple minded folk what are BIABers? One step up from an ant? h34r:

 

[Nick JD]

This thread is gonna be moderated so frikkin hard any minute now.

If we only knew the thread's OG we could have predicted this.

 

[Renegade]

No-one was qualified enough to measure it.

 

[Nick JD]

No-one was qualified enough to measure it.

My brain is attenuated.

 

[brettprevans]

So just in case you are incapable of sealing a fermenter, you need an OG reading? Seems counterintuitive - why complicate matters by getting irrelevant readings?

In K&K brewing, OGs are irrelevant.

How many people who do K&Ks even know what attenuation means? Or care?

Still, it does make us sound knowledgeable, doesn't it?

One of the stupidest things ive heard on here. From day 1 I measured OG, SG and FG when K&K. why. bacause you should you should know what alc conetent you have, or if fermentation has stalled or under attentuated. its also good bloody practice.

I know this thread has moved on somewhat form this point but seriously, its poor and bad advice to give K&K people that OG doesnt count.

 

[buttersd70]

Even beeroclock wanted to know what his OG was, so he could work out how strong his rocket fuel was from his 3kg of sugaz.

 

[Katherine]

One of the stupidest things ive heard on here. From day 1 I measured OG, SG and FG when K&K. why. bacause you should you should know what alc conetent you have, or if fermentation has stalled or under attentuated. its also good bloody practice.

I know this thread has moved on somewhat form this point but seriously, its poor and bad advice to give K&K people that OG doesnt count.

Exactly... on the weekend (biggest brew day) one of the best beers of the day was a Kit brew from a very patient and knowledgable kit brewer who knew alot about fermentation etc...

 

[Renegade]

Beeroclock rules

 

[Renegade]

Exactly... on the weekend (biggest brew day) one of the best beers of the day was a Kit brew from a very patient and knowledgable kit brewer who knew alot about fermentation etc...

Sounds like there were a lot of crappy AG'ers in attendance :lol:

 

[buttersd70]

Beeroclock rules

I miss beeroclock.

But it looks like we've got a good replacement in the form of Nick...

 

[Renegade]

And it's easier to rhyme potty words with the name "Nick" too.

 

[Katherine]

Sounds like there were a lot of crappy AG'ers in attendance :lol:

ummm no actually good ones, PP's beers are fantastic and he had an award winning beer on tap. Though two of his beers on tap were a little green only 12 hours in the keg but I stuck with those all day as I love his beer. My point was the kit brew still had huge WOW factor and had being in the bottle for quite some time it was also a brown ale which is not my usual style of beer. The beer we took was a IPA which was also only three weeks old it was cracker but had not come together as yet.

I was better of not knowing who you really are! :icon_vomit:

 

[Scruffy]

Should moon cycles be taken into account?