SmartRef – Digital Refractometer from Anton Paar
Anton Paar is the world's leading supplier of density and concentration meters for the beverage industry. SmartRef puts the same measurement expertise into a pocket-sized refractometer. It measures wort extract, sugar content, salinity and more from just a few drops of sample, and the results go straight to your phone.
Main Features:
- Fast and accurate: Results in under 2 seconds with ±0.2 °Brix accuracy.
- Tiny sample: Needs only 0.4 ml, which makes it ideal for checking wort straight from the kettle or mash.
- Built for brewers: Reads wort extract in °Plato, with built-in correction for wort and for alcohol during fermentation.
- Real ABV with EasyDens: Used together with the EasyDens, it measures the true alcohol content of fermenting or finished beer without needing an original gravity reading.
- Smart app: Free iOS/Android app with SmartGuide+, which warns about ambient light, a dirty prism or a bad sample.
- Robust: IP66-rated with a stainless steel sample well that is easy to clean.
Specifications:
| Parameter |
Value |
| Measuring range |
0 – 85 °Brix (RI 1.3330 – 1.5040) |
| Accuracy |
±0.2 °Brix / ±0.0003 RI |
| Resolution |
0.1 °Brix |
| Sample volume |
0.4 ml |
| Measurement time |
< 2 s |
| Temperature compensation (ATC) |
10 – 100 °C |
| Units |
°Plato, °Brix, °Babo, °Baumé, °KMW, °Oechsle, salinity (PSU, ppt, SG) and more |
| Connectivity |
Bluetooth Low Energy (free app for iOS and Android) |
| Power source |
2 x AAA batteries (included), approx. 10,000 measurements |
| Enclosure rating |
IP66 |
| Dimensions |
108 x 64 x 35 mm |
| Weight |
Approx. 135 g (incl. batteries) |
In the box: SmartRef, 2 x AAA batteries, 4 pipettes, quick guide.
With SmartRef you can check mash conversion, pre-boil and post-boil gravity in seconds, and pair it with EasyDens for lab-grade alcohol analysis at home.
Learn more about SmartRef here