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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.
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 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
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
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 🙏
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!
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
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
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
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
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.
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 UA-cam.. I hope all goes well with you, and will be glad to see new content...
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.
For your calculation formula you have to put brackets around the both "gravities". It's wrong this way as mathematically you'd first multiply and then subtract. You don't wanna do that. So correctly it needs to be (OG - FG) x 131.25 = %Vol(Alc)
The only video on youtube that explains it in a way even a dummy like me could understand.
He knows how to explain it to Americans
I understood it and I am dumber than you.
Finally! someone who can explain how this works in such a simple manner! thank you!
Yes! Took me 2 videos to land on this one. Excellent 👍🏻😃
Thank You Sir! This is a "must see" video when you have no idea how to use and read a hydrometer.
Finally someone that actually explains it in clear english. Thank you so very much
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.
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.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! One of the clearest, and to-the-point descriptions on the web!
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 have been looking for an explanation like this for a couple of months. Thank you so much!!
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
Precise no fluff and right to the point. Great channel
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
Clear as a bell ! There’s no Dumb questions when we are working on a project like this . Thank you Sir 👍
Excellent video! I got more out of this clip, then all the time spent trying to interpret the paper instructions!
OMG - Thank you so much!! I have watched so many videos and yours is the only one that really explains how to read the dang thing!!! Thank you!
This is a most brilliant channel. Thank George, you are a genius!!!
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
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.
I just started making wine. This video was really helpful. Thank you showing how to read that scale.
That's the simplest way of explaining, to the point. This is what everyone needs. Thanks
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!
Indeed! The explanation is as clear as it could be. Thanks a ton for the upload..
Thank you! That was a very simple explanation. Now I can start using my hydrometer.
Nice one, consise and clear. Always good to an old boy cracking out some felt tip diagrams.
Love the way you splain things. Thanks
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.
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.
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 🙏
Clearest explanation on the net!
Thank you George.
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!
I have been trying to find this out forever... Thank you..
I've saved this video and will be coming back to this always when brewing as you explain it so well and make it a lot easier to understand thankyou
You are always an excellent source of information. I really enjoy you sharing!!
Thanks for your time making these clips George.
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
Such a clear way of explaining it, thank you very much!
Thank you thank you thank you for breaking this down barney style great work
Nope not all of us know how to read or understand what to do. But now thanks to you I do. Thank you very much.
@Hello Paul R, How are you doing?
By far the best and easiest example of how this works. You need to do a beginner wine making book.
9 videos later I find this one. Finally. Subbed. Liked. Well done sir.
THANK YOU!!!! Best explanation I've seen.
Your videos are great education. Keep up the great work knowing you're building the confidence of the less than confident. Cheers Brother.
Thanks
Finally a video that claims to teach how to read a hydrometer that actually teaches how to read one. Great video mate!
Terrific explanation. Took a while for me to find your vid, but this was the best!
I like a nice plain explanation.... it cleared up a few things for me
Oh my goodness, you finally made it make sense! Thank you!
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
The best Ive found so far, thanks
At last I've found a video on hydrometers that I understand, thanks
Thank you George! Great job of explaining.
Thank you for the video explanation! Just brewed my first batch of mead and have never used a hydrometer before. My batch is at 6.3% ABV on day 6.
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
This is the best video I could find on how to read a hydrometer Thank You!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks George. That really helps!
Always look forward to your videos George... please keep 'em comin'
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.
This guy reminds me of one of my favorite teachers in high school. Excellent vid!
This makes so much sense! Thank you!!!
That cleared things up a bit. Thank you
George absolutely 1st class .....very well explained thankyou from Scotland
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
Sir, thank you so much for making this incredible video! Thank you!
Thank you George for all the help
Thanks Gorge. This was a big help. 👍🏿
Extremely helpful I was confused for a couple days but now I’m spot on thank you no worries now
Thanks for walking me through that my man!
You bet!
Your videos are a godsend.
i really like how he talks
understandable !
Haven't even hit play yet and I know already by the end, George will have taught me right.
WOW. Thanks
Best video to make it as simple as possible. Thanks you Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best explanation on UA-cam thanks.
A very good and simple explanation. Thank you.
Yes, it did clear that up for me. Thank you.
THANK YOU! I made my first mead, I took first measure and I had no clue what to do next... Now I know!
Thanks George! Great video.
Thank you 😊 . Perfectly explained .
Thank you for the informative video. Much appreciated
Love you sir ❤️
The way you explain 🙂!
From Pakistan 🇵🇰, learned so much
This was the only video I missed that I needed 😂
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.
@Hello BigMikeFromPa, How are you doing?
thankyou your explanation was the most simple much appreciated.
Really well explained in a simple and easy to undestand way
Thank you Sir, for a crisp and clear explaination.
This is what I was looking for :) thank you
Man George, you’re a great guy
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 UA-cam.. I hope all goes well with you, and will be glad to see new content...
Great video. Very informative. Thank you
Your videos are the best thank you
Very well explained Thank You!! :D
Simple and very clear. Thankyou very much.
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.
Short sweet and concise. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much! Great for new brewers like me!!
Very helpful and informative !
What a presentation! Thanks
Thanks for this. Great video
Very well explained!
For your calculation formula you have to put brackets around the both "gravities". It's wrong this way as mathematically you'd first multiply and then subtract. You don't wanna do that.
So correctly it needs to be
(OG - FG) x 131.25 = %Vol(Alc)