Specific Gravity
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Specific Gravity
Was just doing a run and had a weird thing happen. I was near the end of my run and the SG was down near 20% and a sudden thing occurred. The SG went down critically from 20% to an inch below the zero mark. The stuff that was coming off was heavier than water. What could possibly be going on. I have never seen this ever happen before. I usually strip right down to zero and that is the way it always goes but not this. What is going on? I was running an apple wash. Was it puking or what? It should not have puked at this point in the run. Puking is something that happens at the beginning.
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Re: Specific Gravity
Were you running with solids in the wash ? Or just a little yeast like most of us do ?
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Re: Specific Gravity
By saying the SG, would you mean that the ABV was down..FranklinNewhart wrote: I was near the end of my run and the SG was down near 20%
Puking can occur at the start, and at any time during the run, especially near the end.. if the power input is to high.. fruit wash are known for puking..FranklinNewhart wrote:I was running an apple wash.
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Re: Specific Gravity
But why an SG that is greater than zero? The alcohol hygrometer rose in the parrot about an inch above the zero mark.
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Re: Specific Gravity
no solidsPikey wrote:Were you running with solids in the wash ? Or just a little yeast like most of us do ?
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Re: Specific Gravity
Your alcometer read zero, in part because you had very low alcohol content, and puking from the wash.. check your alcometer in a wash and see what reading you get.. the same behavior occurs when the alcohol has other substances in it.. it will read zero.. add a little bit of sugar to some alcohol, and try to take a reading..FranklinNewhart wrote:But why an SG that is greater than zero? The alcohol hygrometer rose in the parrot about an inch above the zero mark.
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