BREWfractometer is a product from National Industrial Supply that takes the guesswork out of making Beer and Wine. It takes seconds and only 1-3 drops of pre-fermented Wort or Must to get your readings, not cups of beer in a hydrometer - taking precious time. BREWfractometer
Portable Brix & Beer Wort Specific Gravity Refractometer
Product Specs:
* 0-32% Brix Scale / 1.000-1.130 Wort Specific G
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* Accurate to +/- 0.20% Brix / +/- 0.001 Wort Specific Gravity
* Scale Divisions: 0.20% / 0.001 Wort Specific Gravity
* Automatic Temperature Compensation (ATC), 50’F to 86’F
* Sturdy design, made of durable machined Aluminum, not "carbon" plastic – A 3 YEAR WARRANTY!
* Comes in a Gray plastic foam-lined hard case, with a calibration screwdriver, pipette and users guide
WHY IS THE BREWfractometer SO GREAT?
• The BREWfractometer is the MOST ACCURATE Wort and Must Specific Gravity Refractometer in the world! We actually corrected the flawed scale of the other units after seeing that the SG of the old Refractometers and a hydrometer weren't the same. The old scale was a linear formula that leads to incorrect readings. The higher the Brix content, the more inaccurate it became! The BREWfractometer covers a wider Wort SG range (1.000 to 1.130) than any other unit around too!
• The BREWfractometer is 50% heavier than the other units. This is a true instrument, not a cheap toy! What happens when you drop the imported units...?
• The BREWfractometer comes in a plastic hard case, not a zipper bag! The hard case is to ensure that your unit arrives safely and in one piece, and will stay that way once you own it. The zipper bag used by the other guys is used to keep the shipping weight down and not to keep it safe (in shipment or in the long run). When the BREWfractometer is in its plastic hard case, it becomes twice the weight of the “other” units in the zipper bags. BEER AND WINE MAKING INFORMATION:
• Are you tired of not hitting your desired target gravities? Have you tried to cool a large sample so you could use a hydrometer and see what your gravity is? A Refractometer allows you take instant gravities readings at any point during the boil, or run off from the mash. On the fly readings allow you to add more water or boil longer so you can attain exactly the gravity you desire or stop sparging before you extract tannins form the grain. Unlike a hydrometer, a Refractometer is a simple solution requiring only a couple drops for a sample. Refractometers measure degrees Brix, which are nearly equivalent to Balling or Plato. A specific gravity scale for unfermented wort is also included. For reading once fermentation has started, software programs like ProMash and Beer Smith are recommended.
• Here’s how: A Refractometer instantly reads gravity, in Brix, and specific gravity for unfermented wort by measuring the degree that light passing through the sample is bent. Refraction is what makes a pencil look bent when dipped in a glass of water. If you were to stick a pencil in a series of glasses holding increasingly concentrated sugar water, you would see the pencil apparently bends to a greater degree as the sugar content rises. A Refractometer works on the same principal.
• Easy to use: Apply 2-3 drops to the prism face, close cover and make sure the glass has no dry spots or air bubbles. Wait 30 seconds to allow the sample to come to ambient temperature. Look through the eyepiece while aiming your Refractometer at a light source. The meter will show a line between blue and clear. This line will correspond with the Brix scale on the side of the viewing screen.
• To calibrate: Place one drop of distilled water on the prism face and turn the manual calibration screw to it reads 0 Brix if necessary.
• The BREWfractometer use ambient light, no battery or power source is required. Models with the “ATC” suffix are equipped with “Automatic Temperature Compensation” for accurate measurements without recalibration after shifts in ambient working temperature (field use). You don't need a temperature correction chart if you take readings when the ambient air temp is between 50-86'F (10-30'C).
