Hydrometer - Mead Making Basics

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[@bjornsmead6893]

11.02%

[@SamMakingMead]

Well done! Awesome job!!

[@seancarnell1503]

"Want to own something you'll break multiple of?"
I feel attacked

[@HappyDoesYoutube]

This was far and above the best explanation I've ever seen for this. Thank you SO much!

[@gnar1ee]

Thank you! wonderfully informative and easy to watch.

[@theobserver314]

Straight forward video.
👍

[@julliana2ify]

Excellent explanation.
Thank you.

[@Chooibah]

11.025%. Thanks for the video. Learn so much more than through Tiktok, but that's where I found you so it's good for something!

[@marinaferreira2456]

Loved the video ☺️

[@STEVEJRAD]

Just started making mead and this vid is very helpful, thanks

[@jkidd7608]

Thank you sir👍 very simple

[@lonehiker6648]

Great channel, earned my sub

[@plateofshrimp]

OK thanks. I didn't have a hydrometer when I first mixed it. Got one for a test 3 weeks in and it was at 1.000 the same as water and I thought it was broke. But I drank what was in the cylinder to test it and got a decent buzz. I'll just call that a 15% because it felt like it :)

[@bjornsmead6893]

More knowledge!!!! 🤘🍺🍯

[@susanburns1442]

I am new to this, so please excuse my stupidity. My hydrometer numbers do not have noughts in front of them, so is 120 just 0.120 with me just adding the nought before the numbers

[@coastal_shiner]

What do you do if you forget to get an OG? Any way to figure it out still with the final product? Thanks

[@BerserkerKingdom]

For the starting gravity, do you take a reading before or after you have added the yeast?

[@SamMakingMead]

After, once the final volume has been reached :)

[@cotteeskid]

Can you tell us what the "131.25" number represents? You didn't explain what this figure is or why we are using this specific number. Also, links to the resources you mention are not in the description. Thanks

[@SamMakingMead]

Its just the number that's been identified to provide a pretty good ABV estimation :) What resource were you after?

[@BlessedDog]

​@@SamMakingMeadis this number mead specific, or can it be used with beers, ciders etc?

[@stevebranham2599]

11.025 %