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I thought that although I bought the wrong thing, if my mix was reading on that scale it must be convertible. However it seems like alcohol and sugar change the density of water in opposite ways, so how am I getting any reading at all? I do not understand. I guess I do not need to, I shall...

I looked at the calculators, particularly this one, but could not find somewhere to convert 55% to something I could use. When I started, 4 days ago, it was 55%, today it was 46% and still tastes quite sweet. My current plan is to fall back on the sugar concentration meter I was born with, and...

> If you've got any more questions it might be a good idea to ask them in the thread title. I started in the Introduce Yourself forum, and thought it an appropriate title for that, when it was moved I could not figure out how to change it. > Have you a Refractometer or a hydrometer? It is a...

Though I expect to stay. I bought one of these refractive hydrometers. It has a scale from 0 - 80% alcohol v/v, my pre-fermentation mix measures at 55%. Is there a way to convert this reading to a density measure that can be used for brewing? I have started brewing to get me through the...