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So I got this little pocket digital refractometer from Sper Scientific. I used it at work to check the sugar on our drinks (I work in a beverage company) and it worked fine and was right on. I bring it home to check my SG and it is always way off. I got 7.2 brix and 1.014 on hydrometer. This has happened before also with a different brew. It is calibrated too. Any idea why it's way off?
 
Liquidicem said:
You need to make adjustments for the alcohol. There are formula's around that can help. Google search should come up with something.
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morebeer has an excel spread sheat with the formula built in

morebeer.com/public/beer/refractbeer.xls
 

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