Bang goes another hydrometer

[Vinotinto]

:whistle:

That is my third in 6 months. ! Good job they are not expensive!!

 

[yeastinfection]

3 in 6 months?
Do you juggle with them?

 

[Vinotinto]

3 in 6 months?
Do you juggle with them?

no, keep dropping them on hard surfaces. Perhaps I am 'testing' too much. :drink:

 

[chthon]

After the first time I broke one, I always keep it in my 100 ml plastic measure glass when brewing. And always hold it at the top, never in the middle or at the bottom.

 

[dps51]

I think you need a rubber floor or a rubber hydrometer

 

[Vinotinto]

I think you need a rubber floor or a rubber hydrometer

NOw there is an idea. Rubber cased hydrometers? I wonder why not? Hygiene? Surface area? Glass best against the liquid? :whistle:

 

[engineer]

After getting through a few in a similar way myself i remembered that back in the 80s i had a boots plastic one. Did some searching on ebay and found one, :mrgreen: no more broken glass.


there is one on the bay right now.........

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-B...828271?hash=item283222b92f:g:888AAOSwuspY~Hku

 

[davidat19]

I have a plastic spare..long time since I broke a glass one....now watch.
Did once (on my first ever beer ) put the thermometer in a little early and blew the end off. Had to bin the batch. Very annoying.