Michael:

I think youwould benefit the most from visiting your local Home Brew
Shop and having somebody explain the hydrometer to you.

Steve

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:39:37 -0700 (PDT), Joe Sallustio
> wrote:

>On Mar 13, 10:40 am, "thekanes" > wrote:
>> I am making a red wine kit.
>> I have followed the kit instructions to the letter.
>> After stabilisation my SG is only 0.900, not the 0.098 - 1.005 described in
>> the instructions.
>> Is this good or bad and can it be fixed??
>>
>> --
>> Michael
>> Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
>
>Michael,
>I think you are reading your hydrometer wrong to begin with. If this
>is an inexpensive hydrometer it is graduated in 0.002 S.G.
>increments. the first line above the 1.000 mark is 1.002, the first
>below is 0.998 below, meaning toward the bottom or base.
>
>
>Joe