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A device used to the measure the specific gravity of a liquid.

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What unit does my hydrometer show?

It might be Brix or Plato, which are basically the same. To test, mix up a 10% solution of sugar: 10 grams sugar in 90 grams water. If the scale is Brix, your solution should read 10 at the calibratio …
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Cure for foamy hydrometer?

Get a refractometer. The advantages are many, and include the fact the foam and carbonation are irrelevant to the reading. Lots of cheap ones available on eBay.
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Expected Hydrometer Reading for White House Honey Ale?

Did you taste the beer that you used to take a hydrometer reading? If it tastes like beer, then fermentation is complete. …
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Reading a 3 scale hydrometer

My best guess is that the scale that goes to 26 is degrees Brix, and that one marked in % is potential alcohol. You can test the first guess by making a solution of 10% table sugar. Add 10g of sugar t …
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