Hey, do you all have a refractometer brand and where to purchase them tips?
updated by @sarah-hart: 04/11/15 02:16:42PM
brix hydrometers/ refractometers
@sarah-hart
07/02/10 07:50:13PM
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I got my first one through the medical lab at the hospital where I used to work. Cost several hundred dollars. Have bought 2 more through e-bay and have been very happy with them. Look for a honey refractometer - brix around 58 to 90 - should do what you need it to for pates de fruit. Ordering one directly from Hong Kong was the best deal. I had one that was defective and they took it back and replaced it with no difficulty.
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@sarah-hart
07/04/10 11:52:01AM
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Kerry- are the ones you use digital? I must confess to never having used one. But we are making sorbets now and I want to make them w just fruit and simple syrup and need it for that. Not sure what to get.
@jeff-stern
07/09/10 06:31:34PM
78 posts
I got mine at JB Prince. This is the place to go for many hard-to-find items.
@david-lubertozzi
07/15/10 01:22:51PM
2 posts
AFIK, sorbets should be around 25-30 Brix; a cheap floating glass winemaker's hydrometer will work fine for that; they run $10-$30, here's some: http://morewinemaking.com/search?search=hydrometer&=Search Super easy to use; no calibration but you will need to multiply by a temperature correction factor if your sample is not at the same temp the bulb was factory-calibrated for (usually 60F).A decent winemaker's refractometer goes for around $60 at the homebrew shops; I've seen them starting for half that on ebay but obviously there's no guarantee of quality there.
@shane-essary
07/15/10 01:24:07PM
3 posts
I picked up one from ebay for $10 or $15, IIRC.
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