Alcohol & ABV

Brix to SG Converter

Translate a refractometer reading in degrees Brix into an estimated specific gravity for an unfermented solution.

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Convert an approximate sucrose Brix reading to specific gravity.

Good to know

Does this work for fermented samples?

Not by itself. Alcohol changes refractive index; use a validated alcohol-correction method with both original and current readings.

Is Brix exactly sugar percentage?

Brix is a sucrose-equivalent refractive measurement. Fruit must contains other dissolved substances, so the relationship is approximate.

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