Glass Vinometer - Wine Alcohol Meter
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13cm Glass Alcohol Meter
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Checks the approximate alcohol content of your wine.
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Full instructions for usage are supplied - Fill wine into the funnel until it drips out through the pipe. Turn meter upside down, take a reading when the movement has stopped.
- The homebrew wine alcohol meter uses the capillary effect in the liquid to determine the alcohol. This will only work on "normal" strength home brewed wines. Unfortunately most meters are graduated between 0-25% but the error outside 8-13% is too large, it simply doesn't work there.
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Please note this is not suitable for checking the alcohol content of beer or spirits and liqueurs. Wines must be degassed so that they are completely free of CO2.
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If you have a very strong wine you can dilute it with an equal amount of water, then take a reading. If reading ends up inside the interval 8-13% you know you can trust it and in reality it is twice as high.
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An alternative method of use is to dilute your wine and take readings until you get approximately 10%. Then determine the strength from your dilution factor.
