Iodine Test

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  1. TJRoar

    TJRoar Initiate (0) Nov 6, 2012 Connecticut

    I am currently brewing all-grain with a friend and we are having a little issue hitting our gravity mark out of mashing. I am trying to find an iodine to do the iodine test and was wondering if anyone had a specific brand or type of iodine to use. I see lots of different types on amazon but I want to make sure I purchase the correct product to perform the iodine test and hopefully help get to the bottom of our issue.

    Thanks,

    Tim
     
    #1 TJRoar, May 18, 2016
  2. ssam

    ssam Pundit (997) Dec 2, 2008 California

    Iodophor works
     
    #2 ssam, May 18, 2016
  3. TimoP

    TimoP Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Any iodine from a local drugstore will do.
     
    #3 TimoP, May 18, 2016
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  4. CADETS3

    CADETS3 Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2014 Texas

    ^^^^what @TimoP said. Brand doesn't matter here.
     
    #4 CADETS3, May 19, 2016
  5. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Iodine test only tells you that you have degrades the starches, it does not tell you to what extent, nor the resulting fermentability. If you are missing your OG consistently, you might want to look at your crush and sparging techniques, etc.
     
    #5 GreenKrusty101, May 19, 2016
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  6. TJRoar

    TJRoar Initiate (0) Nov 6, 2012 Connecticut


    Thank you for the suggestion. I did not realize that part of the test.
     
    #6 TJRoar, May 20, 2016
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