saccharometer

He was the inventor of the saccharometer.

A saccharometer is a hydrometer used for determining the amount of sugar in a solution, invented by Thomas Thomson.

The first Professor was Thomas Thomson, inventor of the saccharometer and discoverer of Thomsonite.

The sugar percentage of the must is calculated from the measured density, the must weight, with the help of a specialized type of hydrometer called a saccharometer.

The first brewers' saccharometer was constructed by Benjamin Martin (with distillation in mind) and initially used for brewing by James Baverstock Sr in 1770.

His scientific researches into the chemistry of fermentation are of importance; a saccharometer invented by him in 1842 serves for the determination of the percentages of the contents of wort.