Hydrometer reading of carbonated beverage

[HopIt]

If you take a reading of a carbonated beer (i.e. out of a bottle) does the co2 affect the reading significantly?

Forgot to take a reading when bottling. Obviously when I do my calculation it won't include alcohol produced by the priming sugar.

Cheers

[killer]

Yes the rising gas bubbles can affect your reading. Ideally degas any carbonated sample first.

[HopIt]

I would assume that the rising bubbles could result in a higher gravity reading than the actual reading.

My reading was 1.010

[HopIt]

Just in case anyone is interested, my degassed beer (after 24 hours) went up to 1.014 which makes sense as I mashed high

[Cazamodo]

Thats odd isnt it?

As you quite rightly said, CO2 rising in the liquid may effect the reading, giving a higher grav reading, yet you got a lower reading in the carbed sample than the de-gassed sample.