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I absolutely love how you explain things.someone can have loads of knowledge to pass along but can't deliver it.you on the other hand are a wealth of knowledge and even better at teaching.thank you!
Thanks so much for this. I've been winging it with my brews until recently and just used a hydrometer for the first time. I had no idea what I was looking at until I watched this video. Thanks again.
I learn something every time I watch one of your videos. I am even starting to sound like I might know something, I just tell them I have a good teacher. thank you from Down Under
This is the most understandable explanation I've ever seen. Thank you I've been mystified about how to read a hydrometer ever since I decided to try brewing.
I've looked at several videos ... at last you explain it so I can understand it. I've saved your video to my favourites so I can return as needed. Thank you so much!!!!
I'm a newbie in wine making with less than 6 months experience and have been racking my head on the Hydrometer readings...And along comes George with this simple but excellent video.. Too good.. Thanks George.. Love your other videos as well... After this video, will definitely subscribe
Loved this vid. I've watched my Italian dad and relos make homemade wine all my life. They discuss sugar content after the crush in terms of "sugar was 80, not so good" "sugar was 110, should be good". Lol just goes to show that even without the science and specific understanding of the scale, they experientially understand what the hydrometer is telling them and what it might mean for their wine.
Once again thank ya sir your making the passing of my sis easier by giving me something to do and sis was a bartender and she passed down her books for bar tending to me . We're from Oklahoma and I'm doing it on my pa,PA, farm so I really get to connect with my family that when home . Yesterday I bought me a hydrometer and a test cylinder and a turbo yeast pack and I'm about to start my first sugar wash with your recipe using Karo syrup. Once again thank you from the bottom of my heart because this is alot better than loosing 8 years of sobriety off meth and pills
I seem to find myself listening to you for specific information and explanation. Just a personal "Thank You" for what you do and what I have learned from you. I never understood why we wine making amateurs don't use the alcohol % scale - close is good enough for me and the potential % tells me what I need to know and is easy to read. You addressed that nicely here ... I don't see as well as I should, so I often look at the color and about how far down on that color it is, pull the stick out and look closely at it to find out what I need to know. Thanks again!
fantastic!! I've looked all over for explanation of displacement and specific gravity for my clinical uranalysis class, and this helped me tremendously.
Hi, George. Thank you so much, for explaining this, so patiently and simply. As I was stuck on this calculation. God bless you sir. You saved the day. Bless your soul. AMEN 🙏
I've been staring at my hydrometer for hours watching video after video and Google page after page thinking what the hell am I even looking at, then boom you come along and it clicked within the first 2 minutes of your video. Well done that man and I thank you sir
Short and sweet loved it I always learn something new from you George no matter how well I think I know the subject. ps I've been down to .990 a couple of times making wine and if you can hit it you'll have something special.
Finally I understand! I'm making ginger beer w/ginger bug, and I just bought a hydrometer. It was really helpful that you explained all the numbers. To me, this was the best video for understanding the hydrometer. Thanks and best wishes from Norway :) Ps: My ginger beer has (approx) 5,8% potential alcohol /1044 =D
Excellent and easy to follow. Up until now all I've had is someone telling me to take a hydrometer reading without helping me to understand what I was doing.
Great Video, Ive watched multiple other videos and still had no idea how to read it........After your video now I completely understand, Great Explanation!
Thank you so much it finally clicked, I have been making fruit wines for 10 years and only guessing at the alcohol content. Thanks to you I can use my hydrometer properly and get the reading right.
You are the first one to explain this with a chart and i don't have to use my imagination of whats on it . I never used one of these and i bought one . But not one explains it right so thanks
Thank you very much for the great info. Just bought one,just like the one you were showing today. Just started making homemade wine. I'm using 100% apple juice walmart brand. 2qt batches. 1-1/2 cup sugar,1/2 tsp yeast. I'm experimenting with bread yeast,wine makers yeast, turbo yeast. Now with your help I can get the alcohol percent. Hopefully, Lol! We will see! Thank you again, have a great day and a better tomorrow! You have new sub.
lovin you videos ive spent all day watching them and I reckon you've at least saved my life about the Methanol lol , keep up the good work because yes your right there is so much rubbish information out there, I was even told I couldn't use an aluminium pressure cooker (apparently for obvious reasons unknown to me) as I watched my Father used one in the 70s time and time again. I sent the miss-guided informer a link to your video about different metals, hope you dont mind.
Thank you, someone who explained it in terms even an idiot can understand.. Every other explanation seen and heard explained, never said any thing about subtracting the finished gravity from the first reading... Thank you for sharing.. Also I heard from "Still it" about why you are taking a much needed rest from RU-vid.. I hope all goes well with you, and will be glad to see new content...
Brilliant, I finally know how to use a hydrometer. You’re not teaching people to suck eggs, you’re teaching the likes of me. Brilliant tutorial Thank you
I TOTALY agree with rsalton16 You ROCKED the explanation on how it works. No longer afraid of the STICK! Love your videos. LIKED & SUBSCRIBED! Keep up the great work!
Yeah you are the best person I could find that explained how to use a hydrometer. I bought a cheap one and they only have specific gravity. So this helps out I know I need a new one because my specific gravity only goes up to 1.06 which if I'm watching this correctly will only get my alcohol up to 8%. Can anybody tell me if I'm wrong or right. Thank you