HoppyMcHopster
Well-Known Member
How useful do you find a refractometer is? Should I invest in one if I plan on moving to AG real soon? If so, any recommendations?
HoppyMcHopster said:How useful do you find a refractometer is? Should I invest in one if I plan on moving to AG real soon? If so, any recommendations?
But every time I see Brew TV guys using one they look so cool, kind of like a Pirate using a telescope!
On the more serious side.... every time I see someone use one they are always calling out numbers as if they have to due some sort of calculation from what they see in the refractometer to get the correct number. Is this the case?
Since he's too modest, if you do decide to buy one, get one from Bobby_M. Good price, and great customer service.
http://www.brewhardware.com/refractometer
Bobby, are you going to sell replacement pippettes? Mine (that I didn't buy from you) dried and cracked, and while I'm sure I can get one elsewhere, I'd pick one up from you if/when I order anything again.
I've been asked about replacement pipettes occasionally but it was this one that prompted me to order a case of 2000. I should have them up on the site in a couple days.
I really like having my refractometer and it's a fun toy but it's hard to trust them. I have to recalibrate mine twice a session and once the ferment gets going they become really unreliable.
Get the one from Bobby. I paid about the same price and got the one that only has the brix number, wish I had gotten the one with the gravity numbers on it as well.
i recently got one and put it to use brewing saturday
i honestly don't know how i ever lived without it... all i need is a drop of wort to get an og reading!
No offense to Bobby but I have an Amazon gift card that's burning a hole in my pocket. Does this one look good?
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Wort-Wine-Refractometer-Scale/dp/B006GG0TDK/ref=pd_sbs_indust_3
pipette for getting wort? how about a spoon?
No offense to Bobby but I have an Amazon gift card that's burning a hole in my pocket. Does this one look good?
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Wort-Wine-Refractometer-Scale/dp/B006GG0TDK/ref=pd_sbs_indust_3
Which one did you purchase?
I'm not offended at all. You might want to look at the picture of the scale though. It looks like they have 20 brix lined up with about 1.076 SG and I think that's a bit off. It should be closer to 1.083.
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I don't bother trying to use the refractometer after pitching yeast. Useless in my experience. But if you want to give it a try, here's the calculator for it:
Sean Terrill's Improved Refracometer Calculator
I don't see the problem. I've compared my refractometer (calculator
corrected) readings to my hydrometer readings and found little to no
difference. Add in the hydrometer fragility and the complication of
having to guess true liquid level due to the meniscus and I'll take the
refractometer any day.
Just got mine, wish I would have ordered from Bobby because the one I ordered doesn't have the dual scale. It was a bit cheaper though, so oh well. Does anyone know if it's possible to replace the scale on the inside of a refractometer?
Also, these websites that do the calculations are nice, but I have no Internet access at my brewery, so does anyone have a link to a downloadable spreadsheet that does the same thing?
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