"Negodki" wrote in message ...
"Clyde Gill" wrote:

Do you clarify the juice before taking a reading, Lee? I find this makes
for a more accurate reading with a hydrometer (usually reads slightly
lower,
by a degree or so, before clarification)

Clarification?

In theory filtering or clarifying juice by straining it is supposed to
give you a more accurate reading by removing suspended grape solids. I
have used a strainer and coffee filter and tried measuring both ways.
If there is a difference, it is less than a percent or two. If you
have a set of laboratory grade hydrometers, each set calibrated for a
specific gravity range so you can get more accurate readings, I bet
this would make a difference, as the theory certainly is sound. But if
you are suing the same $5 hydrometer that most of us have been using
since we got our first equipment years ago, then the difference most
likely will not be noticeable.

Regards,

Deadend