StillSmart

Re: Refractometers

2015-12-02T18:33:46+00:00

Nice one Mash...........
Oh Oh........
Just read the sneaky small print.....
Not such a good deal I am afraid cos its one one those Hong Kong deals
& the postage is £5.80.
But thanks for looking for me.
I have put in a cheeky offer on the one at £19.99 offered £14.99
We will see what happens

Statistics: Posted by Ricardo — Wed Dec 02, 2015 6:33 pm

Re: Refractometers

2015-12-02T17:31:07+00:00

here y'go

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Portable-Refr ... SwWnFV8QdA

I find 80% high enough for an Airstill. I have a full set of Spirit Hydrometers that rarely see the light of day. These are just sooooooo easy to use.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Dec 02, 2015 5:31 pm

Re: Refractometers

2015-12-02T17:26:21+00:00

+1 - back in a moment will find one.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Dec 02, 2015 5:26 pm

Re: Refractometers

2015-12-02T11:03:45+00:00

Yes it does.....I just find a refractometer so much easier to use.

Statistics: Posted by Ricardo — Wed Dec 02, 2015 11:03 am

Re: Refractometers

2015-12-02T10:01:10+00:00

Ricardo wrote:
Got a sugar one need a 'reasonably' priced alcohol one.............

If you get the air still kit from love brewing it will come with a spirit
Hydrometer

Statistics: Posted by Magnu420 — Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:01 am

Re: Refractometers

2015-12-02T09:55:48+00:00

Got a sugar one need a 'reasonably' priced alcohol one.............

Statistics: Posted by Ricardo — Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:55 am

Re: Refractometers

2015-12-01T19:02:39+00:00

What do you want it for sugar or alcohol? They are two different things.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Dec 01, 2015 7:02 pm

Re: Refractometers

2015-12-01T18:22:55+00:00

Mash wrote:
.. And about £15 on ebay. Get the right scales and you just read off the answers. No more tables to cross reference.

Any chance of a link to the £15 Refractometer on Ebay ??
Cheapest 0 -80% one I can find is £19.99
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291592856413? ... fresh=true

Statistics: Posted by Ricardo — Tue Dec 01, 2015 6:22 pm

Re: Refractometers

2015-11-08T07:50:07+00:00

optic wrote:
sanitize a pipette to take a sample

I use a mark 1 index finger.
SG !!
There is no need for it at all. Certainly why would you need a calculator?
Neither of my refractometers have it on. Further I would not recommend it. Just work in brix is is soooooo of much easier.

I have brix & %alc (expected) on one and % alc to 100% in the other.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:50 am

Re: Refractometers

2015-11-07T18:17:35+00:00

Here's one I made earlier, it's an excel template working out and compensating for alcohol content on the finished frac reading. The formula was in F so I made a quick C to F convertor inc in it

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6cs8twb6q3z34hn/Refractometer%20to%20Final%20SG%20Calculator1.xlt?dl=0

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:17 pm

Re: Refractometers

2015-11-07T15:58:52+00:00

But remember that SG and Brix are not linear, if you buy a refractometer that has a SG scale as well as brix ignore the SG side as its total nonsense .I never use a hydrometer now when brewing beer as its so much easier just to sanitize a pipette to take a sample and its far easier to see the result rather than trying to read a hydrometer accurately .
To get really good accuracy post fermentation use this http://www.brewersfriend.com/refractometer-calculator/ .

Statistics: Posted by optic — Sat Nov 07, 2015 3:58 pm

Re: Refractometers

2015-11-07T13:35:11+00:00

Get an ATC version it compensates for temp variations

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Sat Nov 07, 2015 1:35 pm

Re: Refractometers

2015-11-07T13:02:43+00:00

Thanks chaps.

Will check them out. There seem to be a lot of places selling them so wil do some price comparisons.

Statistics: Posted by Still Brewing — Sat Nov 07, 2015 1:02 pm

Re: Refractometers

2015-11-07T11:54:16+00:00

.. And about £15 on ebay. Get the right scales and you just read off the answers. No more tables to cross reference.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:54 am

Re: Refractometers

2015-11-07T11:52:37+00:00

Brilliant tool. I have 2. Get the right scales.
1 for sugar & alcohol. Brix
1 for spirit strength.

Hardly use my hydrometer now. To messy and takes to long..... Except for "has ferment finished yet?"

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:52 am