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Home Brew Ohio Glass Sampling and Gravity Testing Set

A glass sampling thief, separate glass test jar and triple-scale hydrometer for a manual fermentation-testing setup.

The selected three-part set with sampling thief, hydrometer and test jar on its green base. The base is a separate component.

The equipment in use

How this item fits your brewing setup

This set separates sampling from reading: the thief transfers liquid into the test jar, and the hydrometer floats in that jar. Choose it if you want a dedicated vessel for the reading instead of using a valved sampler as both thief and test holder. The offer supplies those three testing components.

The selected source identifies the thief and test jar as glass. The jar is shown with a removable green support base; that base does not make every part of the assembly glass. Compare the standalone plastic test jar if your choice is specifically between holder materials rather than between complete testing workflows.

The hydrometer has specific-gravity, sugar-reference and potential-alcohol scales. The selected package does not establish exact spans, calibration temperature or an accuracy tolerance clearly enough to promise them here. Check the actual markings against the gravity range you expect to measure.

For an alcohol estimate, keep the initial and later gravity readings rather than treating the potential-alcohol label as a direct final result. If you already have sampling and measuring equipment, compare a jar-only purchase. If only the sampling part is missing, the standalone Fermtech Thief serves that separate role.

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Specifications & supplied details

Supplier: Home Brew Ohio
Supplied components: Glass thief, glass test jar, triple-scale hydrometer
Testing arrangement: Separate sampling tool and reading vessel
Jar support shown: Removable green base
Meter display: Printed scales
Reading types: Specific gravity, sugar reference, potential alcohol
Listed set weight: 14.4 oz

Before and during use

Advice for this reference

Before you choose

Choose the three-part arrangement when you want a separate reading vessel.

Also check

Check the actual meter markings and jar clearance rather than assuming another kit’s scale range.

Connections & scope

Fit and useful limits

No numeric scale spans, instrument accuracy, calibration temperature or universal jar/hydrometer pairing beyond the selected set is claimed.
No guaranteed spill prevention, automatic bottling-readiness decision or direct final ABV reading.
No full-assembly glass construction, chemical dose or dishwasher permission established.

Questions about this product

What else should you know?

Does the thief itself provide the gravity reading?

It transfers the sample. The separate hydrometer floating in the jar supplies the reading.

Can I add the standalone Thief kit without duplicating equipment?

Compare the jobs already covered. This set includes sampling, a holder and a hydrometer, so another complete testing set would repeat those roles.

What should I check before measuring an unusually high-gravity sample?

Read the actual scale limits on the supplied hydrometer. This selected source does not establish an exact upper span to promise for that use.

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