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This was explained to me some years back. Your refractometer measures sugar in water. Wort has high amounts of maltose in it so it will refract light at a slightly different angle. Usually around 3 points. Take a hydro reading of your wort and set your refracto to same.

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Sounds good boys. count me in.

Thanx QldKev. Hoping your on the mark there.

Sorry guys. Should have said it was a light bulb and it was on all night. Air temp inside was 65 degrees and wort was bloody hot. My temp control was set at 18 degrees. Night time temps in toowoomba can get down to 15 - 16 degrees and when i leave for work in the morning i change over to fridge...

Hi guys. Pitched a brew last night. Put into ferment fridge, Everything good. Checked before heading off to work to see if ferment started and OHHHH Shit. The light bulb was stuck permanently on. Faulty temp control. Temp inside fridge was 65 degrees. So i lifted brew out of hot box and left to...

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Thanks guys. Your time and effort is greatly appreciated. Two bags of pure gold is up the range to twmba Greggo

Thanks guys. Steve, thats exactly the answer i was after. Thanks heaps. cheers greg

Thanks ash. It is an ebay purchase. Really don't know about quality

Thanks guys. Have checked it with water and pretty sure i an reading it correct. I could do as you did scott and callibrate my refracto to read the same as my hydrometer but it really is not the answer to my problem. which one is correct?. 1 liter of water and 100 gramms of DME is surposed to...

Hi. Had a brew day yesterday and tried out my new 30 brix refractometer. Took a reading at flame out and it gives me 1.047. To compare with my hydrometer i cooled a sample to 20 deg C and it gave a reading of 1.050. Temp corrected would be 1.051. Did another reading of same sample with refracto...

Hi all. Ross would you be able to explain the iodine test. cheers greggo.

jpr could you send me some payment details please. cheers greg