Cole-Parmer Salt Brine Hydrometer; 0/100 Percent by Saturation

A hydrometer for measuring brine strength is also called, somewhat confusingly, a salinometer, a salimeter, a salometer, and a brinometer.I make pickles where brine strength is critical and can easily be entirely unpalatable if it’s too salty.This hydrometer appears to be accurate and inline with my other ones.It comes in a thin, narrow plastic storage tube which is meant to double as a cylinder for floating the hydrometer, but I would recommend purchasing a regular hydrometer 500ml jar. They are available on Amazon.The bulbous bottom end contains a lump of lead enclosed at the tip, and the narrow top end has a precisely placed slip of paper printed with a scale.It enables me to adjust my brine, adding salt or water until I get the hydrometer reading that matches the salt percentage I’m aiming for.It’s a delicate instrument and so the tube is great for storage and I’m happy with it overall.In my opinion it’s well made, nice quality and accurate.I hope you find my review helpful.

This hydrometer works great. It arrives in a tube that can also be used for storage which is good as the device itself is quite delicate. This is my first time using one of these so I watched a couple of youtube videos and they are pretty simple to use. It appears to be quite accurate and allows you to adjust your liquid or salt level to reach the level you are looking for. Great for many different kinds of brining.