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12-28-2008, 07:26 PM
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Best $3.50 Spent Yet
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I found this clip-on magnifying glass at a local Meijer store by the reading glasses. It is marketed for clipping onto prescription medication bottles but it fits perfectly onto my hydrometer test jar allowing to take gravity readings a bit more precisely. It is at 3x magnification.
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Last edited by Brutus Brewer; 12-28-2008 at 07:34 PM.
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12-28-2008, 07:39 PM
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We get it, you hate BMC.
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I like it! I'm getting one of those. Thanks!
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12-28-2008, 10:28 PM
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Not that I'm getting old, or that my eyes are getting bad............... but that seems like a great find.
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12-28-2008, 10:59 PM
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Ah, should have put that $3.50 in the refractometer fund.
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12-29-2008, 12:20 AM
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We get it, you hate BMC.
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I have a refractometer but it doesn't eliminate my hydrometer.
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SEMPER FIDELIS ET SEMPER PARATUS Bringin' the 'pane...the propane. Coming Up:..[Hefewiezen][BCS Robust Porter][EdWort's Haus Pale Ale][Peated Ale]
Fermenting:.
Conditioning:[Oaked Cider][ESB]
On Tap.........[The Munchner][Spiced Cider][English Cider][Simcoe IPA][Triple Hops Grooved][Cider'n 'gnac]
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12-29-2008, 12:32 AM
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I love you (in a heterosexual way of course) for discovering this!!! 
This is awesome as someone who's eyes are going bad, I always end up digging for a pair of cheaters to take a reading.
Bobby, you once mentioned that you thought your refractometer would be doable for someone with crappy eyesight, I keep meaning to ask you for the name and model number of it.
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12-29-2008, 02:20 AM
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12-29-2008, 02:25 AM
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Thanks! I knew you said you got it cheap on ebay.
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12-29-2008, 02:34 AM
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Thanks! I knew you said you got it cheap on ebay.
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I got that one and it works great - there's a huge variety in the focus ability...
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12-29-2008, 02:42 AM
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But the calculations for correcting a refractometer's reading of a fermented beverage are a pain.
And the samples are WAY too small to drink. 
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