Alcohol Hydrometer Temp. Correction Table
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:43 am
This is the most complete table I have found for correcting an alcohol hydrometer calibrated at 60F for any temp from 0*F to 100*F at all proofs.
From the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau so I would assume they are pretty accurate.
http://www.ttb.gov/foia/Gauging_Manual_ ... able_1.pdf
You may want to check to see what temp your Alcohol Hydrometer is calibrated to (it should say on the scale inside it). I was using this site http://www.stillmaker.de/correction_table.html which uses a Widder Hydrometer which are calibrated for 20*C or 68F but when I looked carefully at my Hydrometer from Brewhaus it is calibrated for 60F.
The depressing result being I have been thinking my product was just under 95% when in fact it is only about 93%.
My next run I will be using a lot more reflux to hopefully get it closer to a true 95%.
From the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau so I would assume they are pretty accurate.
http://www.ttb.gov/foia/Gauging_Manual_ ... able_1.pdf
You may want to check to see what temp your Alcohol Hydrometer is calibrated to (it should say on the scale inside it). I was using this site http://www.stillmaker.de/correction_table.html which uses a Widder Hydrometer which are calibrated for 20*C or 68F but when I looked carefully at my Hydrometer from Brewhaus it is calibrated for 60F.
The depressing result being I have been thinking my product was just under 95% when in fact it is only about 93%.
My next run I will be using a lot more reflux to hopefully get it closer to a true 95%.