Hi, Dallas!  Recently you wrote in a message to Alexander Koryagin:

AK>  It looks like a usual glass thermometer, but in reality
AK>  it floats vertically, like a fishing float and has a scale
AK>  on its side. If you put it into a glass of alcohol it will
AK>  show you its purity. ;-) That scale maybe is in degrees,
AK>  although I am not sure.

DH>  We have those for wine making, called a wine hydrometer -
DH>  it measures specific gravity, potential alcohol, and has a
DH>  Brix scale, among other options.


          Ah.  I looked up "Brix scale" because I didn't remember the term, and
confirmed that it's used in making wine & measures in degrees as does the Plato
scale generally used in the brewing industry.  Either way it's a measurement of
sugar content by mass, however.  I saw no mention of distilled alcohol....  :-)




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