Refractometer ATC - Brix 0-20% / SG 1.000-1.085
This refractometer reads sugar content from a few drops of wort — no trial jar, no waiting for the sample to cool. Pull a drop from the kettle with the included dropper, close the cover plate, hold it to the light and read Brix or specific gravity straight off the double scale. Built-in Automatic Temperature Compensation (ATC) corrects warm samples automatically, so a hot drop straight from the mash reads true after about 30 seconds on the prism.
The 0–20% Brix / 1.000–1.085 SG range is the honest choice for how most beer is actually brewed: by spreading the everyday gravity range across the full scale, the graduations are finer and easier to read than on a wide-range instrument. SG 1.085 covers everything up to a ~9% ABV wort — session beers, lagers, IPAs, tripels. Brewing an imperial stout past that? That is what our 0–32% Brix refractometer is for.
This is the original Braumarkt-branded unit, complete in its case with calibration screwdriver, dropper pipette, cleaning cloth and manual. Braumarkt has since merged into Brouwland and this model is no longer made — limited stock, new in box. One thing every refractometer owner should know: once fermentation starts, alcohol bends light too, so readings during or after fermentation need a correction calculator — for final gravity, cross-check with a hydrometer.
Key features
- Double scale: Brix 0–20% and specific gravity 1.000–1.085
- Finer graduations than wide-range models — easier reading for standard-strength beers
- Automatic Temperature Compensation (ATC) — no correction tables for warm samples
- Reads from a few drops — virtually zero wort lost per measurement
- Complete kit: case, calibration screwdriver, dropper pipette, cleaning cloth, manual
- Original Braumarkt unit, new in box — discontinued model, limited stock
Usage
- Calibrate with a drop of distilled water: adjust to exactly 0 with the included screwdriver (at 20 °C)
- Apply 2–3 drops on the prism, close the cover so the fluid spreads without bubbles
- Hold horizontally, wait 30 seconds for the ATC, read the line between white and blue
- Clean the prism with a dry or slightly damp cloth — never immerse the instrument in water
- Fermenting or finished beer: apply a refractometer alcohol correction, or confirm with a hydrometer
Quick facts
- Brand: Braumarkt (art. nr. 5002358)
- Type: handheld optical refractometer
- Scale: Brix 0–20% / SG 1.000–1.085
- Temperature compensation: ATC (automatic)
- Calibration: distilled water, adjusting screw
- Included: case, screwdriver, dropper, cleaning cloth, manual
- Use: pre-boil gravity, original gravity, sugar measurement (non-alcoholic liquids)
Related products
- Portable Refractometer ATC Brix 0-32% — the wide-range version for imperial-strength worts
- Mini Hydrometer Triple Scale — the cold-side partner for final gravity
- Hydrometer Specific Gravity Meter — the full-size classic for trial-jar readings
- Anton Paar EasyDens — the digital lab-grade upgrade