Secondary done? And hydrometer question

[WineandDine]

My Cabernet has been in a Carboy for secondary fermentation for about 10 days now. The sg has been at 1.000 for the last 5 days or so. Is the fermentation done? My kit says it should be .998 or lower, but I'm thinking mine won't get down to that. The starting sg was 1.084.

Also, I'm concerned my hydrometer readings aren't accurate. The hydrometer I have says it's calibrated at 60F but the next temp it gives is 70F, for which you would add 1 (so 60 would be 1.000 and 70 would be 1.001...do I understand correctly?) What do I do if my temp is somewhere in between? Maybe I'm just being too paranoid and don't need to get that exact of a reading, but I'm just curious about how to read it.

Thanks!

 

[abefroman]

Let it keep going, it might need 2-3 more weeks in secondary.

If your at 65 deg add a half.

 

[djrockinsteve]

as long as it's topped off you would be ok but it could be done. especially if your hydrometer is off

 

[WineandDine]

Let it keep going, it might need 2-3 more weeks in secondary.

If your at 65 deg add a half.

My kit says at day 20, i should degas and add the final clearing/stabilizing chemicals. I'm at day 16. I havent degassed, topped off, or put any clearing chemicals in. Should i go ahead and do those things now? I know after that my wine will need another 2 weeks or so in the secondary, but i didnt think i should wait that long to degass/stabilize since my hydrometer readgins have been the same for a few days now.