PCE Instruments PCE-DRH 1 Honey Refractometer

Honey Refractometer PCE-DRH 1 for determining the water content in honey with temperature compensation and automatic shut-off for small sample sizes, IP 65 protection. The water content is one of the most important quality criteria for honey. The digital honey refractometer from PCE Instruments has been specifically designed to accurately assess the quality of honey within seconds. The honey refractometer is used for the precise determination of sugar and water content in honey. In this way, beekeepers can ensure that their product is not diluted. An excessively high water content in honey could lead to fermentation, affecting the shelf life, consistency, and taste of the natural product.

The honey refractometer is a measuring device that is based on determining the refractive index of a liquid. With the help of the honey refractometer, beekeepers can measure the concentration of water and sugar even with a small sample size. It is sufficient to place a few drops of honey into the stainless steel well of the measuring device to obtain a meaningful result. A prism is embedded in the sample well, and the sugar and water concentration in honey is measured through light refraction.

The integrated light source in the digital honey refractometer prevents measurement errors that can quickly occur in an analog honey refractometer due to artificial light sources such as fluorescent lamps. The measurement result is quickly and accurately displayed on the large, easy-to-read LC display of the honey refractometer after automatic temperature compensation (10 to 40 °C). The user of the beekeeper refractometer can choose between various common measurement parameters: Brix (0 to 90.00 %), water (5.00 to 38.00 %), Bé (33.00 to 48.00), or refractive index (1.3330 to 1.5177 nD). Additionally, the display provides information about the measured honey temperature thanks to an integrated temperature indicator.