Ive been away from this forum a while, and thought I would share this:
Right now I am drinking a Lager that I fermented and lagered in the same full size sanke keg. This was an experiment. Yeast is still in there and the beer is great! I made it one year ago, moved into my cooler...
I usually use only a hydrometer, but I did my first brew last night with new refractometer. Calibrated it first with distilled water per instructions. Long story short I thought I came up short on gravity until I was done and decided to check with hydrometer. The refractometer measures 1.045...
I busted my hydrometer last night. Tried hot glue this morning LOL didn't work.
So,
I measured
out 100ml of water and 100ml of wort.
The water weighs 97 grams, and the wort weighs 102 grams.
102/97=1.0515 OG
Am I correct?
Ok guys I filled two sanke kegs with really good 80ppm well water to brew with. I won't be able to brew for a while, maybe a month. Aside from putting bleach in, how do I sterilize and keep it fresh? I was thinking maybe hydrogen peroxide?