0-80% Brix Meter Refractometer for Measuring Sugar Content in Fruit, Honey, Maple Syrup and Other Sugary Drink, with Automatic Temperature Compensation Function

Works great. Very impressed with the accuracy. We used this and a separate hydrometer and both had the same readings.

This is soooo much easier for the small batch maple syrup producer! All you need is a few drops to check your sugar concentration from sap to syrup. Way easier, less expensive, and studier than a hydrometer and test cup! After checking, just the lens, dry with a soft cloth, and you are good to go. Love this!

Gets the sugar content perfect for maple syrup 66-68 brix good quality affordable

This product does a good job at getting close to your desired reading level.I use refractometers for making maple syrup. For my use I need a device for checking the sugar levels (brix) in the sap from the tree. This requires a device that reads between 0 and 10. With a 0-80 range it is hard to tell with any precision what the reading is at the bottom of the scale.As I boil the sap it will eventually cook down to syrup. The desired reading to know, for sure, that the sap has 'officially' become maple syrup is 68. Again, the 0-80 scale does not afford the precision I need.My recommendation would be to purchase 2 refractometers from this line. They make a 0-32 scale and a 58-90 scale. Both are much more precise than the 0-80 unit. Each of these is around $20.00.

I use this to test my jams and jellies prior to canning. I was able to prove the difference between volume and weight measurements for regular granulated sugar and pure cane organic granulated sugar. I also use this for our honey moisture content analysis. I recommend to other homesteaders to have one.

I got this to use with a slush maker that I purchased. It has a sensor that tells you when the sugar content is too high or low, but I still had problems with the solution not freezing. Using this it was easy to tell what the problem was and I was able to correct the issue and have wonderful adult slushes.Very easy to use and simple to clean up.The container it comes in seems durable and sufficient to protect the device. The device itself is much heavier than expected for the price and seems very well made.Already recommend to a friend and they purchased one for themselves.

Bought for making slushies with my vevor machine. When using Mr Margarita mix or Island Oasis mix and Bacardi Silver rum it seemed to never get frozen enuff. So I thought buying this would help me to know where my sugar content was. I was at 15% ...they say that's where it should be, but I find it firms up better closer to 20%. Thanks to this new tool I can check the sugar content easily. Island Oasis mix has way more flavor than Mr. Margarita, but Mr Margarita is cheaper and cleans up easier. I've tried both and went back to Island oasis.

Very easy method for gauging when maple syrup is concentrated enough. It only requires a few drops of sap or partially boiled sap to get an accurate reading. Will read as low as 0% Brix which is distilled water. Maple syrup is ready at about 60 to 65% Brix. The sap before any boiling down measured about 1.5% Brix. Since you get the full range you can check at any stage to see how much more boiling away is needed. For example, if it reads 30% Brix you need to boil until it is twice as concentrated and half the volume. When taking samples of hot boiling sap with the eye dropper you do have to wait about a minute for it to cool down before measuring, but it did not seem to affect the reading accuracy much if the liquid wasn't exactly at room temperature.To avoid getting air bubbles in the thin area between the glass plates it seemed to be helpful to lay the top plate down slowly and to apply the right amount of liquid. If air bubbles do get in, it seemed easiest to just start over by wiping clean and applying new drops of liquid.It is easy to clean between readings. I wiped surfaces with a damp tissue followed by a dry tissue to dry.Highly recommended for small-scale maple syrup making.