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   Hi, Ardith Hinton! ->Dallas Hinton   
   I read your message from 20.02.2020 00:06   
      
    AK>> It looks like a usual glass thermometer, but in reality it floats   
    AK>> vertically, like a fishing float and has a scale on its side. If   
    AK>> you put it into a glass of alcohol it will show you its   
    AK>> purity. ;-) That scale maybe is in degrees, although I am not   
    AK>> sure.   
      
    DH>> We have those for wine making, called a wine hydrometer - it   
    DH>> measures specific gravity, potential alcohol, and has a Brix   
    DH>> scale, among other options.   
      
    AH> Ah. I looked up "Brix scale" because I didn't remember the term,   
    AH> and confirmed that it's used in making wine & measures in degrees   
    AH> as does the Plato scale generally used in the brewing industry.   
    AH> Either way it's a measurement of sugar content by mass, however. I   
    AH> saw no mention of distilled alcohol.... :-)   
      
   Probably there can be local differences. ;)   
      
   Bye, Ardith!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2020   
      
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