I have went back to my hydrometer..... It seems like mine reads right with water.... and at OG.... but my FG.... seems to always be off with my refractometer...... What can I do..... For me it is worth spending money on refractometer if it is going to be accurate.... cant stand wasting beer with the hydrometer.....
Does anyone have a refractometer that is off?
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If you want to use your refractometer for FG, you need to use a conversion factor that takes into account the OG and alcohol level (I use Beersmith for this). After you ferment there is alcohol in the solution which skews the refractors reading.
more beer has an excel spreadsheet for tracking your gravity with a refractometer. The page shows a vidoe and the link to it is below the video.
http://morebeer.com/learn_vids/vids_refract
http://morebeer.com/learn_vids/vids_refract
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