New to brewing

[gtl]

Hello All,
Im new to brewing and am finding that using a floating hydrometer is a real pain, are there any other alternatives that are easier to use?

Thanks

 

[shanecb]

Eh refractometers are great, and I do have and use one sometimes, but there's a correction factor since they aren't really made to measure maltose. But, if you use one in conjunction with a hydrometer for a while and you know you have a consistent difference you can correct no problem.