Hello,
So I bought a Refractometer so I can constantly monitor my pre-boil gravity so I can control my post boil gravity more effectively. Though I had a brew day last week and I constantly measured my gravity with the refractometer giving me entirely different results every time.
pre-boil 1.048ish
added dme
1.040ish!?!?!
added dme
1.035ish?!?!?!?!?!?!
Then I just gave up.
My post OG turned out to be 1.040
I had no idea what was going on, but I missed my target (by alot) because I could not rely on my readings.
All i did to calibrate it, was I took the water I was brewing with, and I made sure it was on 1.000 on the refractometer.
What more should I do to ensure I am getting accurate readings?
My purchase:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AOCKWMU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
So I bought a Refractometer so I can constantly monitor my pre-boil gravity so I can control my post boil gravity more effectively. Though I had a brew day last week and I constantly measured my gravity with the refractometer giving me entirely different results every time.
pre-boil 1.048ish
added dme
1.040ish!?!?!
added dme
1.035ish?!?!?!?!?!?!
Then I just gave up.
My post OG turned out to be 1.040
I had no idea what was going on, but I missed my target (by alot) because I could not rely on my readings.
All i did to calibrate it, was I took the water I was brewing with, and I made sure it was on 1.000 on the refractometer.
What more should I do to ensure I am getting accurate readings?
My purchase:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AOCKWMU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1