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"christhebrewer":3ytcw7b8 wrote: I got the refractometer recently and compared results with the hydrometer while mashing and sparging. The results were very similar so I fell in love with the refractometer. Instant reading from one drop instead of the mess etc with the hydrometer. Saves the world.
So I stopped checking the results with the hydrometer. It never occured to me that alcohol spoil the accuracy. This is the first reading done since pitching. So I'd better start searching the bin for that hydrometer?[/quote:3ytcw7b8]
If you have Beersmith you can plug the numbers into that and it will correct it, although I'd advise digging out the hydrometer just to be sure.

&amp;quot;Spud 395&amp;quot;:17xtar36 wrote: A full fresh yeast cake <!-- s:shock: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" /><!-- s:shock: -->[/quote:17xtar36]
Probably slightly overkill, but my last epic stout wasn't too epic as I had under-pitched, and I didn't want a repeat performance!

&amp;quot;Tube&amp;quot;:2da26510 wrote: I thought so. Once there is alcohol in the solution I don't think you can use a refractometer.

I think you need to use a hydrometer. (Or use Jacob's software)

Have you a hydrometer?[/quote:2da26510]

There's a million tools and excel spreadsheets that can make the adjustment for OG in the presence of alcohol with a hydrometer.

Morebeer.com has a really simple XLS you can download for free.


Adam