Suggest using a long slender tube if you're fermenting on the skins.
I'm always afraid the skins will "drag" the surface of the hydrometer
and cause a false reading but I might be a little paranoid. Either
method works fine for whites as long as you can easily read the
hydrometer...

Charles

On 8 Dec 2005 19:58:20 -0800, "mdginzo" > wrote:

>How do I use this ting? Do I fill a large test tube and float it in
>there or just float it in the 1 galoon carboy? Thanks.