Review on 🍷 iTavah Brix Refractometer for Wine Making and Beer Brewing with ATC, Dual Scale - Brix 0-32%, Specific Gravity 1.000-1.130 by Rod Evans

I have relied on this refractometer since I bought it. It's so easy to use and doesn't waste wort/beer on the reading like you normally do with a standard hydrometer. You use two or three drops and that's it. When you first get it, it's best to take a distilled water reading to make sure it's calibrated. The refractometer comes with a plastic pipette and a small jeweler's screwdriver. You use a screwdriver to adjust the distilled water calibration by setting it to 0. Mine was perfectly calibrated so no adjustment was needed. The refractometer, pipette and screwdriver are housed in a nicely foamed light blue plastic case. If you are taking a reading in the presence of ethanol (alcohol), be sure to convert that reading. Refractometers do not give accurate readings in the presence of ethanol, but this can easily be corrected with a refractometer calculator. There are several of these on the internet. This refractometer has automatic temperature correction (ATC) that adjusts its readings to different sample temperatures. The eyepiece ring rotates to make your eyes appear clearer when looking through the lens. It works like binoculars. The image is very legible. I would recommend getting replacement pipettes which are very cheap from Revain. I bought a pack of 100 KINGLAKE plastic transfer pipettes and they have worked great. This allows me to pipette after each use rather than reusing old pipettes which can contain residual water and wort/beer which can alter my readings. For the price I highly recommend getting a refractometer if you need to check gravity or Brix (residual sugar). This refractometer is well built and works well.