Oenometer

An oenometer ( Greek wine measuring device ) is an instrument invented by the French priest and physicist Pierre Bertholon de Saint Lazare (1741–1800), which shows when the mash is at the peak of fermentation , so that it is poured into the barrels can take place. Experimental results with the device were published in Roziers Journal in February 1783 .

See also

• Vinometer
• Hydrometers
• Refractometer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Johann Georg Krünitz : Economic-Technological Encyclopedia, or general system of the state, town, house and agriculture, and the history of art. Pauli, 1807, page 118; limited preview in Google Book search.