Refractometer or Hydrometer

[Ciderhead]

For the question lets assume that you have all the requisite items to calculate results and to sterilise your hardware.

[RichC]

should probably be a third option 'refractometer & hydrometer'

[Beerbuddha]

or electric hand held density metre option 3 

[Ciderhead]

should probably be a third option 'refractometer & hydrometer'

No Rich, choose which parent you want to live with!

[RichC]

At this stage I'm getting more worried about which one will end up living with me:)

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[alealex]

hahaha
I'd never think of refractometer option #2 

[Will_D]

hahaha
I'd never think of refractometer option #2 

SO; You never had to answer the question: "Do you like it rough or smoooothe"

[LordEoin]

does a refractometer need batteries??

[alealex]

No, only light source.

[LordEoin]

refractometer it is then as I'd not be able to order a new hydrometer when i drop it (i seem to do that a lot recently...)

[alealex]

Refractometer does shit job once alkohol is present. But very handy while mashing.

[alealex]

I was using ref on the wine that should finish fermenting ages ago. Result: 1.031
Hydrometer: 1.006
Since then I've stop using ref for checking fg
Didnt check on slow set.

[Ciderhead]

Alex listening to podcast last year of a guy on beersmith who has come up with a better equation for refractometer FG and where he asked 100 brewers to measure using hydrometer and refractometer a controlled sample, firstly his calc improved the actual FG by 0.1% on abv using refractometer but secondly and more critically 60% of the homebrewers using the refractometer got a more accurate reading than hydrometer.
I think there was a problem up to 10 years ago in terms of the FG calc but issue is long gone.

[Ciderhead]

Alex what was your original gravity or brix?

[alealex]

OG on that particular one was 1.10
Btw I know what slow set is  I think even my four year old knows on this stage.