I think I have to have this....

General Homebrew Discussion
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but what will I sell to be able to afford it?

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I think I’d save the extra bucks over a standard pH meter and grab this guy from MoreBeer:

https://www.morebeer.com/products/easydens-anton-paar.html

Might need to get a few extra phones with all the blue tooth connected toys there are for brewing, blue tooth connected brewing system, water chemistry kit, pH meter, ABV/gravity readings…Just need one for DO and one for yeast cell counts.

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I can report that it is a very nice instrument. Hanna gave me one to test and it performs very well. The integration with IOS is perfect. It is still a little pricey for most homebrewers, but does what its supposed to.

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Can’t help but think, compression fitting t’d into the Herms in line …I like gizmos

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$225 is not as expensive as I would have thought for “how can I afford it” level of lab equipment.

Of course what I see is the glass probe and I know damn well I would break the thing.  pH Probes are finicky.

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So when the probe needs replaced do you have to replace the whole thing?

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Yep. That’s my largest concern with this otherwise very good product.

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This was a prize for MeadMaker Of The Year this year.  I will not deny my jealousy.

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For $400 less than the Anton-Paar… I think I’d rather the Milwaukee MA871, which essentially does the same thing.
https://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-Refractometer-Automatic-Compensation-Resolution/dp/B007Z4IN58

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I want one too;  have it bookmarked.

but then again, I rarely desire to check pH these days - sort of have everything dialed in with brunwater.

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They are definitely nice. So many purchases…

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I assume that with a digital refractometer you still need to make use of a wort correction factor, right?

Someone needs to make a brewer-friendly version that lets you input a set of calibration data and automagically produces a corrected SG value.

Yes, I am lazy.

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I have the refractometer. If alcohol is present, yes you do otherwise no you don’t.

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I don’t really see the appeal.

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Just cool factor…I don’t actually think it would be worth the price to me.

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Deal breaker!  What is the probe life?  2 years?

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

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I’m still doing fine with ColorpHast strips.

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Just brushing the dust off of some older HALO pH meter posts as I am interested in getting one for myself. For those who have been using them when this post was created, are you still having the same good experience with months gone by?

Thanks

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There goes my New Years resolution

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Still excellent performance. Definitely a quality instrument…just a questionable cost.