True mark of a brewer?

Dennis King · Post by **Dennis King** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:38 pm

Several, and a few thermometers. They don't bounce.

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:50 am

when patio brewing i would loose a no roll glass thermometer frequently, so much so i was ordering 2 new ones with most grain orders.. finally i twigged and tied a bit of string to the end and a hook to the other end of the string and just hung the thing off the boiler edge.. then i went digital

hyrdometers i generally kill by cleaning in too warm a solution and end up loosening the glue holding the paper tube scale on so it slips and reads bad.. so i generally start a brewday with the hydrometer in room temp water to check it..

DeadFall · Post by **DeadFall** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:34 pm

3 glass thermometers, lost count of hydrometers. The refractometer has probably paid for itself.

dloper · Post by **dloper** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:27 am

My hydrometer is an antique - a big blob of mercury in the bottom, and it reads in Degrees Twaddle. Seriously, Twaddle

timothy · Post by **timothy** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:10 pm

I think my luck is running on fumes...I haven't broke a single item yet and I'm 3 years in. I've got a backup hydrometer on standby for when that day comes though.

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:57 pm

dloper wrote:My hydrometer is an antique - a big blob of mercury in the bottom, and it reads in Degrees Twaddle. Seriously, Twaddle

you will be mad if u break that, (n suck in the fumes..)

snowbeast · Post by **snowbeast** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:33 am

I brew in my garage. I didn't pack away 100% and came back late that night and drove into my brew kettle.

robbarwell · Post by **robbarwell** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 8:15 am

2 so far..
now got a refractometer

Brighteyebeer · Post by **Brighteyebeer** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 8:45 pm

OOooerr missus, what a clumsy lot! I still have my first hydrometer and thermometer that I bought in 1980

50quidsoundboy · Post by **50quidsoundboy** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:42 pm

45 brews since i started two years ago and still using the same hydrometer

banjokat · Post by **banjokat** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:08 pm

one hydro, one glass thermo, a pyrex jug and most spectacularly a demijohn full of yeast starter. In our brand new kitchen. That one didn't help my popularity, I'd better stay away from glass carboys!

Post by **seymour** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:11 pm

Brighteyebeer wrote:OOooerr missus, what a clumsy lot! I still have my first hydrometer and thermometer that I bought in 1980

Okay, tough guy, but have you ever brewed since 1980?

Just teasin'

lord.president · Post by **lord.president** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:07 pm

None yet, I used my dad's Boot's hydro,til the glued float came loose. Admittedly,it had been in his loft since 1983,but it survived my ham fistedness from 2008 til last year. When I'm brewing,I purposely leave it in one of the draining ridges,of the sink draining board.

jmc · Post by **jmc** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:32 pm

banjokat wrote:one hydro, one glass thermo, a pyrex jug and most spectacularly a demijohn full of yeast starter. In our brand new kitchen. That one didn't help my popularity, I'd better stay away from glass carboys!

I should have

golden brewer · Post by **golden brewer** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:28 am

Been brewing since 1995 and still haven't broke a hydrometer.

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