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butler
02-19-2019, 04:48 PM
Looking for a decent yet affordable refractometer...any suggestions
S.S.S
02-20-2019, 12:09 AM
Milwaukee brand one.
VTNewbie
03-01-2019, 07:32 AM
I was thinking this one from amazon (link below). I'm just starting and don't want to pay an arm and a leg. Looks good, but worried about being too cheap.

-this one is for sap only

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NBYE6ER/?coliid=I34WB54GMW6IC2&colid=M71LFLNNA7PK&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
O3C
03-01-2019, 07:44 AM
Those will work just don't drop it. Don't ask me how I know, have another one coming. Ron
Hop Kiln Road
03-01-2019, 07:48 AM
Yes, bought a bunch of them for the schools in our syrup contest. They all appear to be made by the same manufacturer but boxed differently.
Russell Lampron
03-01-2019, 07:10 PM
You might want to buy one that goes a little higher than 10 brix if you plan on building or buying an RO. Mine is zero to 32 brix and I've concentrated to 18% before.
PHSINV
03-03-2019, 08:20 AM
Ditto Russell Lampron. This will be okay for measuring sap brix but it doesn’t go high enough for measuring syrup. Syrup is ~ 66 brix. The one I have goes from 56 to 90 and also has %water that I use for honey.
ennismaple
03-04-2019, 01:15 PM
We have 3 refractometers and recently went back to using a hydrometer. It is far more reliable in a cold sugar camp!