Barleyandhopsbrewing.com like us on face book or call 254-681-1760 We describe everything we know about the hydrometer and the confusion of that and the alcoholometer. We also cover additional information on wines and beer.
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@choking0smurf4 жыл бұрын
Wish i had teachers like you in school. Woulda have payed attention more.
@doomedandbored Жыл бұрын
This is the essential hydrometer explanation video. I haven't seen a video that perfectly explains what the hydrometer is measuring and I can't thank you enough for this
@stevewinchester20465 жыл бұрын
The best explanation on KZbin. Thankyou
@sphereatmo4 жыл бұрын
I have been researching for a very long time to get a good understanding about hydrometer & it's way of working. This Video has got that all which one may need to learn & earn. Thanks Dad
@BarleyandHopsBrewing4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@johnB78785 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the presentation. I’m a beginner with my first batch of wine. The presentation cleared up a few things for me but I just had to remember the later part was for beer. Thank you
@raymondking90634 жыл бұрын
Excellent show and tell! I have watched other videos and just didn't quite catch on to reading a hydrometer. Your mark up board and explanations did it for me. keep up the good work George!
@scottwalker89117 жыл бұрын
Hi George. I've been meaning to drop you a line to thank you. I've never brewed or distilled anything. Watching your videos made me realize that there was both a level of science and art involved in what you're teaching, as well as some creativity. Between seeing your videos and a young man (probably young to you and me. I'm 63.) called Canadian Sasquatch, I decided to give it a try. He seems to specialize in mead but also does beer reviews. Both of you seem to have a passion for what you do as well as brilliant, thoughtful and concise teaching styles. I'm going to give some of what you teach a shot. As a hobby I think this will be a little easier on the hands than my last one of learning to sharpen knives on Japanese water stones. Thanks for all these great videos George. I'm sure I'll have some questions soon. Best wishes for a happy holiday.
@thecelticgiraffe6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lesson. You have some of the better ones on the internet.
@BarleyandHopsBrewing6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@MrTarek19463 жыл бұрын
I called you a prattler !!!! How wrong l was .... Every word you utter means something useful .!!! Your giant efforts are highly appreciated ..!! I love George .. You are a truly genuine person .... Tony from Australia
@thomassmall85564 жыл бұрын
Only clear guide I've found, many thanks.
@ruatarengsicolneyrengsi89243 жыл бұрын
Another great presentation. The "backsweetening" method is made really clear here. Thanks again.
@nunya___4 жыл бұрын
George, I hope you know how much you've helped us. We've made some truly awful alcohol because the local stores don't know shit. Thank you so much!! We love you G! YOU are an awesome teacher. Here's our tips: We bought cheap 50 watt aquarium heaters and got them calibrated in just water, then used them to heat mash and also used an aquarium pump and air stone to oxygenate the mash for 30 minutes after pitching the yeast.
@jamrspancurak9385 жыл бұрын
U really made reading hydrometer make sense thank you!!!!!
@evfarry10 ай бұрын
George, you are an excellent source of information. I miss your videos. I hope you are enjoying retirement.
@vasiliturnado80414 жыл бұрын
Really Respect you for this great video and in very detailed explanations. This is very very good and important information for me. Thanks a lot for sharing Sir. Your video really helped me. I can use a hydrometer now. 👍👍👍👍👍
@michelyvettepearl7172 жыл бұрын
Thank you again for a well explained use of the Hydrometer and other tips... Great!
@trevordolhan10606 жыл бұрын
Well done. I enjoyed the presentation!
@robertbriggs79164 жыл бұрын
Great explanation. I've been using mine incorrectly for years. Makes sense now.
@gregs33936 жыл бұрын
"You don't drink wine to get totaled!" LOL! Great video.
@DNAlien513 жыл бұрын
Wonderful learning video! Very informative and enjoyable.
@BarleyandHopsBrewing3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🤗
@rohanbeale4122 жыл бұрын
GREAT video...really helpful, thanks.
@eggsjackarmy94 жыл бұрын
Great video, explained a lot and know his stuff, thank you
@ejt55654 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, George! This was a perfect explanation!
@melissaleigh66434 ай бұрын
This was so very helpful!
@Skinzyme7 ай бұрын
Hi George, love the thorough information that I find on you channel. I know this is an old video but I have a question regarding hydrometer reading. I am fermenting various fruits (each fruit in separate vessels) not for alcohol purposes. When they are done fermenting I take them and turn them into vinegar. Do I need to take a sample of the liquid once I've changed the ferment to the aerobic stage for vinegar? Then once the process has gone on long enough, take another sample to measure the difference in sugar reading from my initial reading? I believe you say to measure in this 2 step manner at some point in this video. I just need the vinegar to have no alcohol in it as a final result. Sorry for the long comment, but I feel like you're the person to ask.
@HodgyE53 жыл бұрын
I love the Military humor, Semper Fi from this grateful Marine
@ronwestbrook44933 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@micheleclifford51842 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Very informative.
@ageconcern-madi57697 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. This is very helpful
@hankwaddingham5025 Жыл бұрын
very well explained..thanks
@martingannon64183 жыл бұрын
fantastic presentation
@philiptruitt4 жыл бұрын
Thank you George!
@dougjohnson96284 жыл бұрын
When testing sugar content of grape concentrate, what is the proper way to do it? - Test the concentrate with nothing added (no water) or mix the concentrate with about two thirds of a gallon of water and then test using the Brix scale to see if the concentrate is close to the 22 - 25 range, adding the sugar and water to maintain the correct balance until the gallon jug is full. - Thanks... Great video!!
@woutelseviers95196 жыл бұрын
Hey George. Just a litle comment on the high proof monck stile beers. They are more like a good glas of wine with dinner. Not so mutch to quenche your thirst after a day’s work , thats where the low percentage beers come in ore the “ pils “ beers. Witch way you want to cal it. It is even stranger that some of the lower percentage beers give a bether kick than the realy high percentage beers. From the land of manny moncks stil brewing verry tasty beer. Belgium. Sheers.
@BarleyandHopsBrewing6 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right. I prefer a mid range ABV beer for its refreshing taste and kick. The monk styles are a little too high in alcohol for me. You are right, it's more like having a wine instead of a beer. I believe that when you cross the 8% mark you are in wine territory.
@conhos2384 жыл бұрын
thanks george you do a great job thanks again,,,,,have a great day
@BarleyandHopsBrewing4 жыл бұрын
Thank you too
@tracywalker96343 жыл бұрын
Great videos
@LOFTIB8 жыл бұрын
Your videos are great, you sir would also be great in any teaching profession! Thanks for all your hard work making / posing videos to your channel!
@Malagrass3 жыл бұрын
As well usual, great lesson. Thx.
@kenhiester33964 жыл бұрын
I also really liked this explanation of using a hydrometer. Just in passing, women can out drink men ....
@EarlLedden8 жыл бұрын
Very informative! George, if I wanted a sweeter wine, why not start out out with a sg of , say, 1. 140 and add potassium sorbate when it gets to, say, 1.002? That way I could syphon the wine off the lees , i.e.I wouldn't have to rack first to add sugar.This would also reduce the chance of oxygen getting in to the wine.
@ZauberKingPrawn3 жыл бұрын
I love your content George! You really teached me a whole lot in all of your videos, but about the hydrometer something is still not 100% clear to me. I though that as long as you have sugar as well as ethanol in your mash, isn't a hydrometer not really acurate? Since sugar an alcohol both change the gravity the reading would be incorrect?
@LoftechUK4 жыл бұрын
At last I’ve found someone who knows the stuff.
@dseeley4404 жыл бұрын
Dude your awesome, I was worried I messed something up!
@BarleyandHopsBrewing4 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@joshuag25222 жыл бұрын
Y'all should come have some beer in Wisconsin
@Baddad363 жыл бұрын
Basically they do the same thing. "Gravity" isn't what they're measuring at all. Nor are they measuring alcohol. They're measuring the bouancy. They simply have different bouancies and so the scale is in a different place. You compare the before and after, or indeed during, measurements.
@michaelshakib77772 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@Edgunsuk6 жыл бұрын
Just made 10 gallons of viking blood ( cherry mead ) it was at 1090 (first time using an hydrometer ) confirm alcohol potential for me around 12 % if it reaches 1.000 at the end ?
@harlemsar5 жыл бұрын
The math says, 11.81%, but you need to adjust for the % of not fermentable sugars, and temperature.
Whatz the recipe for this? Sounds good how'd it turn out?
@dizzywilliams35574 жыл бұрын
congratulations for using 'an' before the 'h'
@aarons99613 жыл бұрын
ordered hydrometer (labeled as such) couldn't understand how to use it. Saw this video and realized I got an alcoholmeter
@MelvynHaas6 жыл бұрын
you could also start at a really high gravity with more potential alcohol than the yeast can handle. that way you end up with still a lot of sweetness but you also don't have to back sweeten. am I correct in this assumption or am I missing something?
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
the yeast will possibly stop working and you'll have a sugary yeast juice.
@Meganomaly35 жыл бұрын
"I wanna get as much out of it as I can because, I wanna get my girlfriend drunk" haha had to give a like after that
@randycorreia3495 жыл бұрын
Sir I’m confused I’m making some moonshine but when I check with my Hydrometer it’s at below 0 it’s been fermenting for 9 days now. I took my sample from the top half of my bucket. I’m also making sake & it’s at 0 I’m so confused. Could you explain my readings please?
@BarleyandHopsBrewing5 жыл бұрын
It's done
@stephenmozingo93838 жыл бұрын
After my wine has fermented 14 days and my ABV isn't where I want it, can I just add more sugar and yeast to raise it at that point?
@BarleyandHopsBrewing8 жыл бұрын
absolutely. This is always a process in the making and not done until you say it is. George
@stephenmozingo93838 жыл бұрын
Thanks alot I really appreciate it and all the work you put into your videos. I always look forward to the next one. Can't wait to visit your shop!
@GoalOrientedLifting4 жыл бұрын
Can't you simply make dry wine, let the yeast die, then add sugar to increase the sweetness?
@GoalOrientedLifting4 жыл бұрын
I asked before I finished the video, hahaha.
@jerryblankenship99695 жыл бұрын
Istarted my sugar & corn mash the hydrometer is 1.038 is that good or bad
@BarleyandHopsBrewing5 жыл бұрын
Not bad just low. Your potential alcohol will be very low.
@utube5217 жыл бұрын
I mesured yesterday my wine and the hydr. stops on H2O mark. So that means my wine doesn't have any alcohol ??? :)
@georgeduncan2277 жыл бұрын
No, it means that your wine has the amount of alcohol equal to the difference of what the gravity was when you started fermenting to where it is now. H20 is 1.000.. This is only a data point it does not indicate water.
@utube5217 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHY CANNOT I MESURE THE ALCOHOL LEVEL WITH AN ALCOHOL METER?
@Primal_Primat32 жыл бұрын
"you dont drink beer, wine or whiskeys to get tottaled" You going to have to explain this concept to the people of the UK lol.......
@jamescrittendon767 Жыл бұрын
I think he forgot about the proof and trailer hydrometer
@bonniesylvain60483 жыл бұрын
George, you should have become a politician. You can talk ! Very useful information but at a heavy cost to the listener. A lot of digression and drifting. I need a break .
@lorenzoauman44103 жыл бұрын
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@johnc34034 жыл бұрын
12:42 Wrong. I'm Irish and we do.
@johnc34034 жыл бұрын
..having said that, this is a great instructional video and I learned a whole lot. Cheers bud..
@nickzouein4 жыл бұрын
Automatic shut down your distiller on preset ABV: nickzouein.wordpress.com/auto-shutt-off-your-distiller-according-to-abv-preset-value/
@SBRtastemyfood3 жыл бұрын
I have put 5"kg sugar in 5L water, here my hydrometer was floating very high ie, float mark was lying way below 1.100 so, how i calculate my sG or know the % alchol by vol i can produce
@robbie7574 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, very well explained to a beginner like me, best on KZbin. Rob from in the UK (I have subscribed 👍🇬🇧
@JF-bc2lw5 жыл бұрын
I have never learned so much about a hydrometer and brewing
@oldguitarguy75283 жыл бұрын
I dont drink to get totalled? Speak for yourself george! love the lessons, youre great.Whats great is that hes using wine as an example but this theory works on all.
@MrChet4074 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you so much for this. I am a student at my community college studying biotechnology and I'm trying to get a job as a lab tech at a winery. Your videos help so much! Your teaching style and your decotion to your work is an inspiration!
@psychicpieclub94198 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video George. I was wondering, is there an optimal temperature or temperature range for using an alcoholometer in distillate? I measured when it was still warm and then again once it had cooled and got a different reading.
@BarleyandHopsBrewing8 жыл бұрын
OOPS. Forgot to add that to the video. Yes, it is calibrated at 60 degrees F. George
@BarleyandHopsBrewing8 жыл бұрын
There is a correction table available on the web. Just type in correction table for proof and trale hydrometer. George
@psychicpieclub94198 жыл бұрын
+Barley and Hops Brewing LLC Excellent, thank you. There was some printing on the side of the package of the alcoholometer but it came from the Ukraine and I couldn't read it!