True mark of a brewer?
- Dennis King
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Re: True mark of a brewer?
Several, and a few thermometers. They don't bounce.
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Re: True mark of a brewer?
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..
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..
ist update for months n months..
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Re: True mark of a brewer?
3 glass thermometers, lost count of hydrometers. The refractometer has probably paid for itself.
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Re: True mark of a brewer?
My hydrometer is an antique - a big blob of mercury in the bottom, and it reads in Degrees Twaddle. Seriously, Twaddle
- timothy
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Re: True mark of a brewer?
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.
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Re: True mark of a brewer?
you will be mad if u break that, (n suck in the fumes..)dloper wrote:My hydrometer is an antique - a big blob of mercury in the bottom, and it reads in Degrees Twaddle. Seriously, Twaddle
ist update for months n months..
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Re: True mark of a brewer?
I brew in my garage. I didn't pack away 100% and came back late that night and drove into my brew kettle.
FV1:
Nothing
FV2:
Nothing
Conditioning:
Guava Wine Batch 1
Drinking:
Gin
Nothing
FV2:
Nothing
Conditioning:
Guava Wine Batch 1
Drinking:
Gin
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Re: True mark of a brewer?
2 so far..
now got a refractometer
now got a refractometer
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Re: True mark of a brewer?
OOooerr missus, what a clumsy lot! I still have my first hydrometer and thermometer that I bought in 1980
Re: True mark of a brewer?
45 brews since i started two years ago and still using the same hydrometer
Re: True mark of a brewer?
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!
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Re: True mark of a brewer?
Okay, tough guy, but have you ever brewed since 1980?Brighteyebeer wrote:OOooerr missus, what a clumsy lot! I still have my first hydrometer and thermometer that I bought in 1980
Just teasin'
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Re: True mark of a brewer?
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.
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Re: True mark of a brewer?
I should havebanjokat 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!
Re: True mark of a brewer?
Been brewing since 1995 and still haven't broke a hydrometer.