Hydrometer - detailed instructions

This is a very detailed video showing how to use a hydrometer for home brewing beer and wine. ABV calculator: http://www.brewersfriend.com/abv-calculator/ or just use this formula: (OG - FG) x 131.25 = ___% ABV

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Howto & Style

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• home
• brew
• beer
• wine
• hydrometer
• craigtube
• ferment
• alcohol
• drink

[richardkinzer]

I saw 20+ minutes on the vid and thought, ok, I'll give it a few minutes. You had me hooked within 3 minutes. Naturally, I watched the whole thing. A great explanation & I loved you production techniques. Very well done. Are you using camtasia as an editor? If not what are you using.  I really enjoyed the inlay of the hydrometer close up as well as the graphics you included. Thanks for your efforts.

[CraigTube]

@richardkinzer Thank you. I just use Sony Vegas for editing. Cheers!

[nwoisnow]

Hey Craig, I have 15 liters of Hard cider fermenting already,anyway I can check the alcohol content after its done? I only used apple juice so can I just pre test with the same apple juice? Thanks

[CraigTube]

@nwoisnow Yup, use the two readings to figure out your abv. Google "brewersfriend abv calculator" to get your calculation.

[southernyankee08]

no offense but initially i thought you looked like a quak, but your explanation of everything changed my mind. i really enjoyed learning from your video thank you.

[CraigTube]

@southernyankee08 Hey, I can be quite the quak sometimes. No problem.

[sjoerd972]

This was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a million!

[TheRonmartinez]

Awesome video. I dig it. I kept watching because I was stuck at first, but it got good. If you forgot to check the hydrometer before yeast and fermentation, are you able to figure out alcohol percentage post-fermentation?

[nectarineblue]

Your right when checking the ABV before will not always be the same when it is completed as it indicated before because some sugars are not fermintable. thanks again for your indept videos.. Cheers!!

[cm1point5]

this guy is a legend! would love to get my drink on with him

[Sereena111]

Hahaha, love your videos Craig, you explain it all so well. I have been making water kefir (which has a short ferment) and was asking on a kefir website how I can tell how much sugar is left after fermenting. They told me to get a hydrometer. So I'm assuming that if I take a reading when I first make up a batch and then take another reading when its ready to bottle, the reading going down is a good indication that most of the sugar is gone, is that correct?

[Schuubiduuboy]

you are hilarious, made my day! and my beer btw :) Prost! (Cheers in German)

[68slipnot]

verry informative

[marmiteoneill]

Awesome dude!

[kg7953317]

Thanks for your help! I did not understand how to read the scale on the hydrometer or the importance of taking these measurements. Now I get it. I have not seen this info in books or instruction explained quite the same way.

[TheodorMorell]

@Krissingham Thanks I been learning this as well, This was my first homebrew that stayed so high for so long, From what I"ve been reading the last few days it"s seems to be a common problem with stouts, and alot of guys say bottle it at 1020.

I guess I'll put it in pet bottles so noone gets hurt.

cheers