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Using A Reflectometer During Fermentation. Is There A Formula?

Hello fellow Vintners. I purchased a reflectometer with the hope of using it throughout the primary fermentation period. Of course, as many have stated that the reflectometer cannot be used to replace a hydrometer. However, I have also noticed that there seems to be a linear relationship between the reduced brix as measured by the reflectometer and the hydrometer through the fermentation process. for example, immediately after crushing both devices showed a brix of 26. a few days later