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Farid M. Rashti
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2019
good product
Kevin C
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2018
Firts of all, I did not recieve the product pictured here. I didn't realize this until a year later, because the maple sap season was over when I got it in the mail, so I put it in storage out of the box. A year later, I pulled it out to discover that it had no base, no plastic rim, and the hydrometer was actually for use with brewing kits. But that might be my own fault. The reason this gets 1 star from me is because, when I went to use it for the first time, I held the tube at a 20 degree pitch, slid the hydrometer into the tube to see how it fit, and the hydrometer, sliding at a slow speed, still shattered the bottom of the tube, slid through the tube, and fell to the floor, thus breaking the tube and the hydrometer before ever using it to actually test my sap even one time. Don't buy this chinsy over-priced crap. Save for a nicer one.
H L Wig
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2018
Worked really well but found that even with the plastic collar I managed to break the glass cylinder. I'm now using the hydrometer with a plastic cylinder
Dr Zhavago
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2018
Seemed decent, but time has proven otherwise.I have been using this for a few weeks now, and it's pretty good to see the meniscus and seemed like the combination for the low retail price seemed a fair deal all-around, until today...First off, this is a large diameter tube so, you are going to need about a 1/2 Cup sample to float the hydrometer. So using a thief is going to take you a bit. The hydrometer is a standard inexpensive one, which is fine, it does the job.This morning, I had taken a sample and had left the hydrometer in the tube. I had poured off most of the sample carefully and when I tilted back, the hydrometer dropped maybe about 1/4". I heard a crack and the remaining sample flooded onto the table. Upon further inspection, I realized the bottom is eggshell thin, at least on my product (see pictures). The walls of the tube are substantially thicker, probably close to double that of the bottom. I tried to portray this in the pictures with the hydrometer tick marks, apologies if it isn't clear.Usually, it is always the other way around, breaking a fragile hydrometer, which, knock on wood, I have never done. Even now the hydrometer remains intact.My advice would be to spend a little more money on a more robust product.
Joseph W.
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2017
Used it only once and wooked good but then droped it and broke it. Ordered another and will definately order again.
JAVIER
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2017
Works great! It's accurate.
Barney
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2016
It did not come in a manufacturer's carton. There was nothing included with it to to indicate who manufactured it, and where. It was simply enclosed in a plastic bag and a bubble sleeve. The 8.5" x 5.5" instruction sheet included with it gave no clue about its manufacture. This product is supposedly a precision instrument, yet it's out there on the market as if it was a commodity; like peanuts are sometimes dispensed from bulk bins.I will test the SG of water at the instrument's recommended temp of 60 degF, and then update this review with that measurement...Update, 9-8-16:For Brita filtered tap water at 60 degF, SG 1.07However, for brewing purposes, the hydrometer doesn't require ABSOLUTE accuracy in order to infer alcohol content between a PAIR of readings (taken before and after fermentation). The calculation made for alcohol content is based on the DIFFERENCE between two readings. Thus, the absolute accuracy of each measurement is irrelevant.Tip:If you're making a cider out of a pulpy juice (Example: low sodium tomato juice), put your hydrometer away, because it is not suitable for use with slurries. So if you have a store bought pulpy juice with Nutrition Facts labeled, then simply input that data into the potential alcohol calculator at[...]
Joshua Severns
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2016
Very handy tube for checking specific gravity of my wine batches. I like the safety bumper included, and the tube is one piece glass, unlike others with a plastic bottom.
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