MA883 | °Baumé Digital Refractometer

MA883 Digital Refractometer for Wine and Grape Product Measurements

MA883 measures °Baumé. The MA883 is optical instrument that is based on the measurement of the refractive index of a solution. The measurement of refractive index is simple and quick and provides the vintner an accepted method for sugar content analysis.
Samples are measured after a simple user calibration with deionized or distilled water.
Within seconds the instrument measures the refractive index of the grape. This digital refractometer eliminates the uncertainty associated with mechanical refractometers and is easily portable for measurements in the field.

The instrument utilizes internationally recognized references for unit conversion and temperature compensation.

Temperature (in °C or °F) is displayed simultaneously with the measurement on the large dual level display along with icons for Low Power and other helpful message codes.

Key features include:

• Fast, accurate results with digital dual level LCD readout.
• Easy measurement with just 2-3 drops of sample needed and results less than 2 seconds.
• Simple one-point calibration using distilled or deionized water.
• Easy to clean, stainless steel sample well with unit rated to IP65 as “dust tight” and protected against water jets.
• Battery percent level indicator with automatic shut-off (batteries included).
• Ideal for winemakers, brewers, syrup producers, food producers and many other applications.
• MA883 converts the Brix readings to °Baumé based on the table found in the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International, 18Th Edition.
• 1 °Baumé is approximately equal to 1.8% Brix, and 1 °Baumé is roughly equivalent to 1 % alcohol when the wine is fully fermented.