Refractometer Calibration Solution – Confirm Your Refractometer is Working Properly
Fritz Aquatics 35ppt (1.026sg) Refractometer Calibration Solution 2 oz – Fritz
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For me, getting a refractometer was one of those upgrades that made a lot of difference. With a refractometer you need a sample size of two drops. I figured that this would pay for itself in beer savings alone. I also had just broken my hydrometer and came to the realization that hydrometers are made of breakable glass that can break! 🙂
With the aid of calculators – get a Free Non-Expiring Brewfather Trial Account – Refractometers can be used to measure gravity throughout the brewing process.
This is named calibration solution, but in homebrewing terms, I think it’s better thought of as a “double check you refractometer” solution. Calibration solution for SG and Brix refractometers… water. Distilled or RO water. This particular solution offers you a known gravity liquid (1.026 sg) that you can use to double check your equipment.
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I bought this and for my sugar refractometer it was so far off as to be utterly useless. When I adjusted the refractometer to the 1.026 the label claims, and then used RO water, the plain water showed about 0.01 SG. I made up 0, 10, 20 and 30 P solutions with distilled water and recalibrated the device and it still showed the 35ppt as being completely wrong. It may work swimmingly for salt in aquaria, but I found it useless for sugar solutions.
Hey Peter, Have you tried calibrating with distilled or RO water and then doing a test reading of the 35ppt solution?