Hydrometer with Test Tube

Hydrometer with Test Tube

Hydrometer used to measure the Specific Gravity (SG) of the wash before it is ready to distill. Our Hydrometer comes with a test tube container for storage and make sit easy to measure the wash.

The Most Important Instrument for Distilling

Sold separately or provided in your start up kit

 

 

The SG ( specific gravity ) measures the sugar density of the wash and is the key to maximum yield, it has to be taken into account when fermenting.

The SG tells you when all of the sugar has been fermented to Alcohol

Additionally, the starting SG reading should be around 1070 or more depending on the quantity of added sugar (6 KGS – 8 KGS difference).

Yeast manufactures will have there own advise as to quantity of sugar.

However, the finished SG should be 980-990.

This is why I consider the hydrometer the most important instrument as it takes the guess work out of distilling ,

Should you NOT achieve this 980- 990 SG you will need to slightly reduce the sugar quantity It is far better to arrive at correct SG

Check the accurately in water should read 1000 SG (the black line)

Trivia: Salt water has a SG of 1023

 

Other instruments ,

Thermometer

Measures the Temperature to distill at.

Alcometer

Measures the alcohol content :

Vinometer

Vinometer can measure the alcohol content after the flavor has been added

Also the alcohol content of bottled  wine