Specific gravity

[texcajun]

Hi all. I had a stupid question but I am assuming when people are referencing specific gravity it is temperature corrected?

Thanks.

 

[Pavel2012]

Presumably everyone is working within 21-25C temperature range. Wouldn't think there is a huge change in density in that range.

 

[cpfan]

Hi all. I had a stupid question but I am assuming when people are referencing specific gravity it is temperature corrected?

Thanks.

I don't think that everybody does the temperature correction. Wait a minute, I know that, because I don't.

Hydrometers are generally calibrated at 60F or 68F. Mine are the 68F kind, so I don't think it's important when my wines are generally about 72F. However, it might be more important if my hydrometer was calibrated at 60F.

Steve

 

[cedarswamp]

From 68 to 80 were only talking like a .001-.002 difference, IMO not significant enough to consider.