Need a new, easier to read, hydrometer

[Murphys_Law]

How do you like the Brewmometer? I'm basically looking for a "practical" excuse to buy what looks like a seriously cool toy.

Love it!

But I think you need to keep the thing in context - it's really cool to show trends. I don't expect "balls on" accuracy so I use averages for both temp and SG readings on my charts and always use the hydro for arriving at my FG. Essentially, I track the ferm progress and this shows me when the beer has stabilized.

And you can do cool things like this (charts are incorrect now since nothing is brewing!)

https://sites.google.com/site/cooldudehomebrew/home

 

[TravelingLight]

It's called a refractometer. You'll love it. Only works pre-fermentation though.

Yep. But as we established earlier, it works for post-ferm as well, just with some calculations.

 

[broadbill]

Yep. But as we established earlier, it works for post-ferm as well, just with some calculations.

I like using a hydrometer post-ferm because I don't have to do the calculation, and I also get a taste sample so I know where the beer is at that particular point.

 

[IslandLizard]

Although it's nice for the record to get a precise reading of FG, after so many batches I've come to the conclusion that when a beer is done, there's not much you can do to change it anyway. A close enough reading is good enough. I don't even bring the sample down to 60°F anymore.

 

[Gavin C]

I'm a fan of narrow-range hydrometers.

Use them on every batch.

Reproducibility and Accuracy are important to me so my readings are always taken at the calibration point which for these hydrometers is 60F (sample and hydrometer at 60F).

OG and FG example

Intra-fermentation Reading and FG example