A hydrometer is a simple device for measuring the density of a particular liquid, an ordinary float, which, depending on the specific gravity of the measured physical body, is immersed to a certain depth. For convenience, a measuring scale is applied directly to the float.
If the liquid whose density we are measuring consists of two components with known density values, the percentage composition of the solution can also be measured with a hydrometer. This is how the ASP 3 works - a hydrometer for measuring the alcohol content in water.
What caused the interest
Interest in the independent production of alcohol has been growing lately. And this is due both to the disgusting quality of our most common strong store alcoholic drink - vodka, and to the sky-high prices for alcohol of normal quality.
Sales of ready - made moonshine still grow , it must be said that a good distiller with a steamer and reflux condenser can cost up to 10 thousand rubles and more. And, as practice shows, to master the home production of a strong drink under the force of any person with hands, head and desire.
And the quality ... Of course, compete with whiskey made from amber grain, soaking up the sun on a hillside of one of the southern states, then dried on peat smoke, manually rubbed from the roots and then aged for ten years in a century-old oak barrel from French port ... But even ordinary vodka of the middle price segment, even sugar moonshine, naturally well-brewed and well-purified, is laid on both shoulder blades.
A necessary attribute, especially for a novice amateur moonshiner, is a device for measuring the strength of a drink. ASP-3 alcohol hydrometer is just such a simple household appliance. And the strength of a liquor, contrary to the common misconception "the stronger, the better," in each recipe should have its own boundaries.
ASP-3 hydrometer: description
ASP-3 is a hydrometer designed to measure the concentration of alcohol in water. It is a hermetically sealed glass ampoule. The top of the ampoule is a marked scale. For ease of use, it is marked immediately with the concentration of alcohol in water in%. The bottom of the ampoule is loaded with a verified number of lead pellets fixed with a special adhesive composition. That's all the simple ASP-3 device.
The hydrometer works on the law of Archimedes. Alcohol is lighter than water, the higher its concentration, the solution becomes less dense, and the float drowns in it more. Depth of immersion and is fixed during measurements.
How to use
But not so simple as it might seem at first glance. Solutions are a tricky and complicated thing, not only the concentration of alcohol, but also the temperature of the solution will affect the immersion depth, the degree of mutual penetration of molecules depends on it. By the way, this is exactly what the great Russian scientist Dmitry Mendeleev was doing.
And then, according to some, he only did that he mixed alcohol with water, then he drank all this in different proportions, while the drunken periodic table of elements did not dream him.
So, complete with some hydrometers comes a thermometer to measure the temperature of vodka. The ASP-3 hydrometer set includes such an instrument - ASP-T. But you can use any other household thermometer. And knowing the temperature of the solution, you can easily accurately measure the strength of the drink if you use the data in this table.
Hydrometer - a device for measuring the strength of a solution of water and alcohol
Do not try to measure the strength of wine, liquor , liquor and other drinks in this way , which, in addition to water and alcohol, includes something else. The density of such a drink will immediately change. But ASP-3 is a hydrometer that works just on the principle of measuring density.
Vendors - "masters of venturing", wishing to foist their goods in any way, offer "special" hydrometers to measure the strength of wine and beer. But theoretically, such a device can work correctly only with a drink with a strictly defined sugar content. In factories, the strength of wines is precisely determined only by evaporation.