calibration

Does anyone law have major accuracy issues with refractometers? I have tried multiple meters from different manufacturers and I can’t get them to work right. If I calibrate with distilled water per the instructions all my readings come out low. If I calibrate with a hydrometer reading then it...

One of the important items often overlooked in brewing is the simple thermometer. Most dial indicator and electronic thermometers have a means to adjust them if they are calibrated incorrectly at the factory or are knocked out of alignment, but many times people leave it to chance that the...

For my first blog entry, and to commemorate my 1000th post on Homebrewtalk.com, I'm posting these easy instructions on thermometer calibration and correction. Background: I am using two thermometers at this point: A floating glass thermometer and a cheap digital probe thermometer from IKEA. I...

For my first blog entry, and to commemorate my 1000th post on Homebrewtalk.com, I'm posting these easy instructions on thermometer calibration and correction. Background: I am using two thermometers at this point: A floating glass thermometer and a cheap digital probe thermometer from IKEA. I...

Hi, Could not find a thread that addressed my specific questions (sorry if there is one). Apologize for long-winded post, but want to provide as much info as possible. New to forum and brewing in general. I've brewed 6 batches (extract) at this point and trusted my hydrometer for measuing SG...

When calibrating my Refractometer and taking note of my Hydrometer, how important is it to use distilled water? I noticed via brew software that temps within 5* give the same results, so I was wondering if tap would be in a close enough window for this.