So, I thought I'd use a nicer tool for my gravity measurement. Got a refractometer. It isn't very accurate at all.
It reads 10 Brix (1.040) on beer that's 1.020 by my float. I know the float's pretty close.
Anyone else use or try a refractometer? My hope was that I could monitor grav more often and not sacrifice a lot of wort. If it's not accurate, that's not working for me.
At first I tried to blame other things
So I cal'd the refractometer.
Clarified the brew, thinking yeast solids might affect it.
No change.
For $60, I thought I'd get more.
If I can't get better results, I'm sending it back.
It reads 10 Brix (1.040) on beer that's 1.020 by my float. I know the float's pretty close.
Anyone else use or try a refractometer? My hope was that I could monitor grav more often and not sacrifice a lot of wort. If it's not accurate, that's not working for me.
At first I tried to blame other things
So I cal'd the refractometer.
Clarified the brew, thinking yeast solids might affect it.
No change.
For $60, I thought I'd get more.
If I can't get better results, I'm sending it back.