Refractometer Calibration Solution – Confirm Your Refractometer is Working Properly

Continuum Reagents Refractometer Calibration Standard – Seawater Reference for Calibration of Density Measuring Equipment, 60 ml

Continuum Reagents Refractometer Calibration Standard

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  • Designed to provide an accurate reference for the calibration of seawater refractometers, hydrometers and other density measuring equipment
  • 35 ppt Salinity
  • 1.0264 Specific Gravity
  • 1.3394 Refractive Index
  • 53 uS/cm at 25 deg c
  • Age range description: All Life Stages

 

 

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 (1.0264 sg) that you can use to double check your equipment.

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2 thoughts on “Refractometer Calibration Solution – Confirm Your Refractometer is Working Properly

  1. Stephen Hogg

    It may be user error (and I admit I’m pretty ignorant regarding refractometers), but I have tried two different brands of this type of calibration solution unsuccessfully. After reading the label more carefully, it seems that this is intended for use with saltwater refractometers (not those intended for use with sugar solutions). I initially calibrated mine to 1.000 using RO water, then I tried this calibration solution. I got a reading of around 1.015 instead of 1.026. I then made my own sugar solution to compare my refractomer to my hydrometer and they were nearly identical (different by 0.001 SG points). So I wouldn’t recommend this for homebrewers.

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