im gonna attempt a tomato paste wash

[Magnu420]

ok i did start this last sunday,by monday bubbling away nicely then by thursday
the bubbling has slowed down,but friday i had to go away and didnt come back till
today,i then noticed the power had gone,checked lekky meter there was no
credit left so i had a look at my wash it stopped bubbling and coldish to what it was about18 to 20 c,so i took a sample put it in trial jar,put hydrometer
in and saw it hadnt finished fermenting is there anyway of riviving it
or run it in a strip run then use it for another batch

[YHB]

What makes you think it has not finished, it looks pretty finished to me.

I cannot be absolutely sure because of the picture, but it looks like the 1.000 marker is below the top of the sample, if it is, it's done.

You can try giving it the kiss of life but there is not much chance of resuscitating it, the sugar is all gone.

8 days for a TPW, you must be doing something right.

[Magnu420]

thanks brian the 1.000 is the tbick line top of green marker
and bottom of red marker i thought .990 is at the top of
the red marker

[YHB]

It's done

[Almanac]

Slightly odd looking scale on the Hydrometer but I agree with YHB. It appears the gravity reading is 0.940 and, assuming it's back at a normal temperature around 20oC, and no further activity in the airlock, that's about as finished as it's going to get.

Normally, cold temp just makes the yeast go to sleep so if it wasn't finished then just warming it back to fermenting temp and giving it a good stir would get the yeast going again.

As I said, in this case I think it's finished

BTW the top of the red section is 90 or 0.900

AM

[Magnu420]

thanks for the input guys,ive never been happy with this hydrometer
since i got it last year,tripple scale,by alla of france,totaly differant to what i used years ago to make beer and wine
i might invest in a new one just for doing sugar washes maybe a plain simple
type

this is summat like what i got


forgot to say i wish i seen your post earlier about sayin it
all done,cos i stirred it all up doh
ah well hopefully it be clear by weekend

[John51]

Be wary of cheap pH pens, the ones I've tried were less accurate than the papers or drops. Even got a different reading from a newly calibrated pen when using the calibration liquid the next day. ime the pH test kits using drops are economical.

[FullySilenced]

I like paper keep it dry and sealed and it works everytime...

[chill]

You can get cheap made in China papers on eBay. I find that they work well. They are certainly accurate enough for what I need.