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Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2025
Not appropriate for wine making. Readings seem to be affected by the alcohol content of the must.
Rob O.
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2025
Completely inaccurate. Wouldn’t read less than 1.025 SG even though, I know for a fact, my home brew was at 1.010 SG. More Chinese junk……. DO NOT RECOMMEND.
Bill H.
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2024
Much easier to use and, less chance of contamination compared to the old style floating testers. Much easier to read also which should give you better accuracy in your tests. And it will survive a bit of rough treatment like a short drop to the floor that a glass float will not. In the long run, this Brix refractometer will probably cost less than the float style by avoiding breakage as it is only a few dollars more in price over those glass tools. Time to modernize your brewing!
Jim Blake
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2024
I make wine and got this refractometer as a backup for testing sugar levels in grapes, but I found it to be just as accurate as my more expensive refractometer with them both reading the same. I will definitely pick up another one of these. My only negative is that it feels cheap and it’s very light, but it does have the quality where it counts on the glass. As far as taking readings, there is a bit of a sweet-spot you need to get used to in terms of how much liquid you’re putting onto the glass. I’ve had good results with two drops that are able to spread the liquid across the glass from edge-to-edge in a thin layer but not too much liquid to where it’s spilling over the edge. With a consistent liquid level, you will get a consistent read. This is going to come in handy in October when it’s time to check some grapes in the field.
James C. Reneau
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2024
I am a craft beer brewer. What that means is, I have a lot of expensive beer making equipment and I pride myself on my beer way more than I should. I use these Brix refractometers to measure how much sugar is in the wort. I got this to be a backup for my current Brix refractometer. I did a comparison test of the two by measuring the sugars with varying specific gravities (SG) and the final gravity. They were spot on every time. This Brix Refractometer is in line with just about every other out there ranging from $18 to $60.The main difference is the color. This one is blue and that make it easier to identify which is the primary and which is the backup.I would recommend this refractometer.
RSS
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2024
I've heard of these, and a friend has one. He didn't seem to like it much, but I thought I would try this. It gives me the same reading as my hydrometer, and is easier to read. The eyepiece can be adjusted so the numbers can be seen very clear, but the solution is a bit blurry, so it may be harder to discern between a reading of 55 or 54, but the same can sometimes happen with a hydrometer. And this is a heck of a lot easier to clean than a hydrometer.In the 2nd pic you see the scale before anything is loaded into the prism, the 3rd is with the beer sample.Edit 9/17/24: after using it for a while and comparing it to a regular hydromerter, I see that my fermenting never goes below about 1.025. The hydrometer is 1.018, 1.014, etc. This refractometer just won't give a good reading below a certain point. Waiting for it to reach the same temp, re-calibrating, etc, didn't matter.
PackAttack
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2024
The media could not be loaded.
L
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2024
This is such a great tool if you're brewing. It's always good to know what your sugars are at when you're brewing and this is the tool to do it, especially paired with a good hydrometer. Love it!
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