Well, that's good to see you use it the same way. thanks.
I bought this online and for the cheap price, I got no instructions,
well, except in italian, so my neighbor had to read it to me. I guess I
got it right. thanks.
DAve

Fishhead wrote:
> That is how I use mine... and I had no problems.
>
> Did you read the directions that came with it?
>
>
> DAve Allison wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I have read most of this forum, and have learned a LOT. I am 4 days
>> away from bottling my first Vintage Wine Kit (Shiraz). I sneaked a
>> taste, and wow, it's great.
>> I am trying to use a Vinometer to figure out alcohol levels, but can't
>> seem to understand how to use it.
>> I put funnel end up, put a little wine into it. When it reaches the
>> bottom and a drop falls out, I turn the vinometer upside down and
>> place on a flat surface. Suppose to show a "thermometer type" red
>> indicate on the alcohol level. For a store bought that claims 13%, I'm
>> reading 5%.
>> But if I wait long enough, the red goes all the way down and onto the
>> counter.
>> Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong? any web URLs that shows this
>> better, I looked with Google and didn't find one.
>>
>> thanks. DAve