S I recently use some extra money to buy THIS as I hate hydrometers (too much fluid and possibility for contamination) and while I like my refractometer I never felt like I was reading it as accurate as it could as the scale changed with time (due to temp and the sample drying out). So I invested in this digital one which I got on sale for only $100 vs the $150 its going for now.
I absolutely love this thing. I keep one of THESE filled with distilled water and just do a quick calibration (takes two seconds) wipe the lens and put the sample on and it reads the sample instantly. I have been getting the same numbers with various readings so it seems accurate. Once I get the reading I clean off the sample and use a little more distilled water to wash the lens and its good to go. No fuse and it uses a couple drops of wort so not wasting beer
All in all if you are upgrading from a hydrometer I would consider going the extra $65 and get a digital one or if you have some extra spending money.
I absolutely love this thing. I keep one of THESE filled with distilled water and just do a quick calibration (takes two seconds) wipe the lens and put the sample on and it reads the sample instantly. I have been getting the same numbers with various readings so it seems accurate. Once I get the reading I clean off the sample and use a little more distilled water to wash the lens and its good to go. No fuse and it uses a couple drops of wort so not wasting beer
All in all if you are upgrading from a hydrometer I would consider going the extra $65 and get a digital one or if you have some extra spending money.
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