Scaggs
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I recently bought a refractometer and it's giving confusing results. I tested a beer, which had a starting gravity of 1.060, with my hydrometer. I was reading the hydrometer before bottling as about 1.015 which gave me an ABV of 5.91%
My refractometer has both Brix scale and SG Wort reading. The SG is reading as 1.030 wich only gives me ABV of 3.4%. But if I use the Brix scale - 8, I get the same reading as my hydrometer.
Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or the SG scale on the refractometer is way out.
Has anyone had similar problem?
My refractometer has both Brix scale and SG Wort reading. The SG is reading as 1.030 wich only gives me ABV of 3.4%. But if I use the Brix scale - 8, I get the same reading as my hydrometer.
Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or the SG scale on the refractometer is way out.
Has anyone had similar problem?