Joe_Sallo

7 hours ago, moundtop said:

Alas, Bayer Clinitest is no longer available.  

Mine finally gave up the ghost.  A company makes them now, sold under AimTab Reducing Substance Tablets.  Of course they cost 2 to 4 times what i could get 100 Clinitest for but the reality is i rarely got through a whole bottle before they went bad so it is what it is.  Maybe they are doing me a favor selling only 36 tab bottles.  I think they do foil packs too.

On 6/11/2019 at 3:55 PM, moundtop said:

It is not as accurate as hydrometry as mentioned above....but "good enough" to follow the progress of a fermentation.

I have prepared a document describing the process and procedure:

See http://www.moundtop.com/fermentation/RBRIX-ATC-Fermentation-Tables.pdf

The refractometer approach's biggest problem is that it cannot be used to reliably to indicate dryness (end of fermentation).  However, even a hydrometer comes up short here.  As an amateur winemaker I rely upon Clinitest tablets to estimate the residual sugar level indicative of dryness.  As always, there are many ways to skin this cat.

 

Where can you find clinitest?  I thought Bayer quit making them again