Hydrometers and never facing towards you

[bracconiere]

So i always had a problem with hydrometers showing me everything but SG....

I tried searching for "Single scale" never could find one....

But i finally found it, and apparently their called "Plain form", not single scale...

Just thought i'd share in case anyone else wants a single scale hydrometer that just has SG all the way around!

 

[passedpawn]

My Hydrometer and my Face: Like Magnetic Poles

Haha, I posted on the exact same thing 6 years ago. So, where is the link for the one you found?

 

[bracconiere]

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5338413729&icep_item=232819435997

this is the one i got, but i think the key word is just search for "plain form sg hydrometer".. and look for one with the right range...

 

[Cameron Gray]

just place the hydrometer on a chair/table that you can walk around. problem solved!

 

[bracconiere]

what, and place the hydrometer on a pedestal?

 

[Abrayton]

I just took readings and went 3 of 3 with hydrometer #s facing me. Time to go buy a lottery ticket!

 

[bracconiere]

I just took readings and went 3 of 3 with hydrometer #s facing me. Time to go buy a lottery ticket!

as a first test i just filled a graduated cylinder with water and spun my "Plain Form" one 6 times and it was like i couldn't lose!

(there's always someone luckier!)

 

[bracconiere]

it does still have 'unlabeled' SG .002 increments...but their only a third of the radius/circumfrance( WTF ever), and it works every time so far!

i might look for one that goes from .990 to 1.100 though....

 

[bracconiere]

i think i might get this, and not only solve the not facing me...but also the wondering if it's closer to the bottom mark or the top one! this has .001 precision!

http://www.davis.com/Product/H_B_Du...ydrometer_1_000_to_1_070_SG_0_001/DO-08298-60

and i rarely brew anything bigger than 1.060, so.... perfect!


edit:
wait this one's better! "Plain Form" is the science word i needed to learn!

https://cynmar.com/specific-gravity...-GRAVITY-HYDROMETER-1000-to-11000001-DIV.html

edit #2, lol:

hell now we're talking 1.000 to 1.070, with .0005 precision!

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5338413729&icep_item=292879638211

 

[grampamark]

That's probably why some people never use a hydrometer. They get frustrated chasing the desired scale.

 

[Qhrumphf]

There's plenty of narrow range ones that are single scale. Specific gravity single scale is easy to find. Should be attainable at most any LHBS and definitely online.

A refractometer for hot side and a 0.990-1.020 hydrometer for cold side and you should be set for almost all beers (big high finishers aside).

 

[Qhrumphf]

Single scale Brix or Plato are harder to come by (and a lot more expensive, and bigger too).

 

[bracconiere]

Single scale Brix or Plato are harder to come by (and a lot more expensive, and bigger too).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQQHFYQ/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Search "Plain Form"....that's why i had trouble, i was searching for 'single scale'...apparently their called plain form though...

All i wanted to say....

 

[kh54s10]

Are the numbers on the "plain form" hydrometer visible from any angle? It looks like they are printed on one side only. -- Problem not solved.....

I got these single scale hydrometers: Brewery Essentials Herculometer™ Advanced Gravity Testing Kit

The numbers are only on one side.......

 

[kh54s10]

Are the numbers on the "plain form" hydrometers visible from all sides? If not the problem is not solved.

I got this kit of single scale hydrometers: https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/brewery-essentials-herculometer-advanced-gravity-testing-kit

The numbers are only on one side. Same problem.

 

[bracconiere]

it's got 1.002 lines....I can see the 1.010 lines and the .002 at the same time....and the .002 are only a third of the way around, so at any angle, all i get is SG bliss!

(it is reading 1.002 in tap water though... plan on buying a jug of distilled next time i'm at the store to check on that....)

edit: i don't know about others though...i plan on buying a 1.000-1.070 plain form one, next year, though...so i'll let you know about it...

edit #2: apparently they have plastic ones too! that cost WAY too much! i wonder if they'd survive a drop to the floor....

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LIV2E7M/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

(and new things don't happen often for me in brewing, so yes. i'm running on a little bit)

 

[ncbrewer]

I turn the cylinder around and the hydrometer follows it, but slower. It just takes a few seconds to get the SG scale facing me.

 

[Zuljin]

I determine abv by how many it takes me to get druk.

 

[bracconiere]

I determine abv by how many it takes me to get druk.

lol... i have a ticker too, to keep count!