marnel
Well-Known Member
I know Refractometers are mainly for prefermentation readings but I've got some really strange results when comparing my refractometer readings against my hydrometer.
My initial readings were 16 Brix and about 1.062 SG before pitching. 4 Full days into fermentation and things appeared to have slowed down so I decided to take some readings to see where we were make sure everything was on track with no problems.
Readings today were very strange to say the least. 8 Brix and 1.030 from hydrometer. When I punch the figures into the calculators to account for alcohol I get an SG value of around 1.012 which sounds good to me.
Anybody have any ideas why the two tools could produce such contradicting results!?!
I've corrected readings for temperature with hydrometer and spun to get any air bubbles off.
My initial readings were 16 Brix and about 1.062 SG before pitching. 4 Full days into fermentation and things appeared to have slowed down so I decided to take some readings to see where we were make sure everything was on track with no problems.
Readings today were very strange to say the least. 8 Brix and 1.030 from hydrometer. When I punch the figures into the calculators to account for alcohol I get an SG value of around 1.012 which sounds good to me.
Anybody have any ideas why the two tools could produce such contradicting results!?!
I've corrected readings for temperature with hydrometer and spun to get any air bubbles off.