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Looking for a refractometer that measures specific gravity, rather than Brix. Have one here from Germany, wondering if anyone has a North American supplier.

RossBee wrote:Looking for a refractometer that measures specific gravity, rather than Brix. Have one here from Germany, wondering if anyone has a North American supplier.

I bought mine from eBay.

I just use the beersmith conversion tool on my phone.

Most of the refractometers with SG on them, use a linear scale (which isn't very accurate).

What gets worse is you pretty much have to apply a "wort correction factor" to get accurate readings. The simplest way is to use a Brix and let something like the beersmith converter do it for you (once youve got your correction factor).
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LeafMan66_67 wrote:

RossBee wrote:Looking for a refractometer that measures specific gravity, rather than Brix. Have one here from Germany, wondering if anyone has a North American supplier.

I bought mine from eBay.

i did too ran me like 29$ says brix and SG