How to use a Hydrometer with Beer, Wine & Spirits

Wonder what the measurements mean on a hydrometer? Want to know how to read it? We show you 2 different hydrometers and “Beer & Wine” hydrometer and a “Spirit” hydrometer and how to use them, what they measure and how to read them.

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There are lots of different hydrometers, but the main ones for us is a "beer, wine & cider hydrometer" and a Spirit Hydrometer.

A Beer, Wine & Cider hydrometer measures the amount of sugar in your liquid.
It will tell you what the potential ABV will be.
It lets you know if the yeast have eaten all the sugar.
It will tell you if you have a stuck fermentation.
It will tell you if your brew has reached a safe point for bottling.

We use the term Specific Gravity (SG) and refer to a scale that revolves around 1.000 which is water with no sugar at 20°C.
The more sugar in the liquid, the higher the SG. The higher the SG, the higher the potential alcohol content in the finished brew.

A Spirit Hydrometer measures the amount of alcohol in a liquid and is mainly used when distilling or measuring the alcohol in spirits like whisky or gin.

Oops. I kept saying viscose. I meant dense / density.

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