You have already taken action so I will not comment on when to rack the wine
but one other comment that might be made: Get several hydrometers. I have
3 right now. Just in case. (Not that I ever break one.) They are not that
expensive and it is guarantied that it is when you need it the most that you
will break one. They are fragile.

Ray

"Dave" > wrote in message
. ..
> I started the Brew King International Series Australian Cabernet 6 days
ago.
> The initial SG reading was 1.11. Last night I measured it for the first
> time and it was 1.04. It's still fermenting, though quite slowly as I am
> fermenting it at the lower end of the suggested range.
>
> Right after measuring I dropped the hydrometer and now its gone. It could
> easily take me a couple of weeks to get another. It's a busy season. The
> truly embarassing thing is that this is the second one I've lost in the
last
> couple of months.
>
> I'd like to ferment it down to about 1.00 before racking.
>
> My guess based on what I've seen so far is that I should give it a couple
of
> more days and go ahead and rack it. Does this seem about right to you?
>
> Dave
>
>