AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES - Testing Equipment

Brix Hydrometer

A Brix hydrometer is an instrument which is calibrated to read in degrees of Brix, or percent of pure sucrose, at a temperature of 20°C. Our Brix hydrometers are certified to give a 5-15 Brix measurement at 20 degrees Celsius.

Combination Brix hydrometers produce very similar readings to a Brix refractometer. At the present time, however, the USDA does not recognize the refractometer as an approved instrument for citrus maturity testing. Brix hydrometers are very fragile and great care must be taken in the handling and storage.