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Oechsle did actually not invent the must balance as such; different versions by different manufacturers had existed beginning more than 250 years previous. What he did do was to introduce a practically useful scale on the balance, and to put the balance into mass production.
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A hydrometer showing the hydrometry principle. The hydrometer in the image is of the more common glass type, while
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designation in 1787. It was therefore attractive to winemakers to be able to easily measure and classify the sugar content of the grape musts.
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