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The hydrometer used with wine kits |
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The hydrometer will show you the progress of your fermentation if you check your wine with regular intervals. Wine - or rather a mix of fruits, sugars and water - is heavy at the start of fermentation. This is because sugar is heavier than water. When fermentation is over it will normally be lighter than water because the sugar has been used up and replaced by alcohol with a lower s.g. than water. So during fermentation, s.g. will drop continously until it eventually sticks at a low value and your wine is ready. |
| Fermentation starts at a high value. | Fermentation ends at a low value. |
Typical start values are 1075 - 1100 g/litre for wine (and 1040 - 1060 for beer). Final values are normally below 1000 for wine and 1000 - 1005 for beer.
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