Tripple distil fermentation Question

[Richy]

Hi guys, as you might have guess from this post im very new to fermenting, i bought a airstill from my local HBS and i was advised to get withit a kit which contained as the title says Tripple distil with all of the other things, carbon sachet and another packet that i cant remember the name of.

My question is, i have had it fermenting for 5 days now i took a sample of it today in a sterilized jug and tested its alcohol level it is reading 0, i tested with another device which again i cant remember the name of and it was reading 1.000. mind you i wasnt sure what it was going to do anyway but i thought id take the reading.

Has this batch failed to ferment should i scrap it and start again?

any help and advice would be appreciated

Thanks

Richy

[billmcc]

Hi Richy your alcometer only reads spirit strength. what you need to do is take a hydromiter reading(SG) at the start and finish of fermentation if you didn't take one at the start of your ferment never mind. at the end of your ferment the Sg should be less than SG 0.990.If you followed the yeast instructions with 6kg of sugar your start SG should have been about 1.090 and final Sg of about 0.986 yours is at 1.000 so a few more days should do it

IE 1090-986 = 104 /7.36 =14.1 abv
cheers

[Richy]

thank you Bill, i wont be using this stuff again after reading about the other types that dont require carbon cos man thats messy stuff

[billmcc]

Hi again Richy Vodka star is good and no carbon required essencia super 6 (imo) is better still no carbon but wineos and birdwatchers are imo again the cleanest but have a lower yield but loads cheaper to the pocket,try them all Enjoy and let us know
cheers

[Richy]

Thanks guys, I just checked my wash and its at 9.000 at the min my hydromiter only goes from 1.000 to 9.000 so im not to sure how i can be more acurate without going to find somewhere that has them.

It smells like its fermented smells alcoholy lol