That's crazy. I broke my thermometer today while checking temps to transfer to carboy after chilling the wort. Luckily only glass and steel fell in, no mercury! Can't wait to brew a nice pumpkin ale for my wife. Hope yours turns out great!
Thanks. Yeah, y'all had me worried so I had to do some research to see if I was going to have to scrap my first batch. I really would have been emotional hahaha.
Just eased my mind a little.
From Midwest's site...
"The floating thermometer is especially convenient for the all-grain brewer. This thermometer will float in the mash, giving the brewer tight control over the mash temperature. You'll get quick and accurate measurements with this unit. It is...
Well I guess I am just going to risk it...
It was not boiled in the wort. It only fell in while I was checking temps before I transferred to my carboy. Even if it was lead I wouldn't think it would affect wort for 5 minutes of contact at 70 degrees. I would definitely scrap it if I had boiled...
No the thermometer still worked, as in the mercury tube was still intact. The little weighted beads in the bottom came out because the tip on the bottom broke off while i was stirring the wort while using my immersion chiller. No mercury in my wort. I know better than that. I would have been...
So after building and buying way too many things I finally brewed my first batch. I felt like everything went pretty well other than my floating thermometer breaking in my wort. Luckily the only thing that came out was the little beads in the bottom. The filter stopped all of them from going to...
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I am brewing tomorrow!!! I have been trying to prepare for it for a while and I feel so overwhelmed and so excited, like a kid the night before Christmas hahaha. Just trying to button up a few details in some of my other threads.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/wlp001-question-406531/
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