My hydrometer died of old age.

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101 batches and 5 years later my original hydrometer kinda just fell apart while cleaning it. RIP hydrometer...I think 5 years is past it's expectant life span.

 

[55x11]

101 batches and 5 years later my original hydrometer kinda just fell apart while cleaning it. RIP hydrometer...I think 5 years is past it's expectant life span.

that exceeds my average lifespan of hydrometer... by about 4 years!

 

[YoBombel]

5 years? It's nothing.
I've used an 38 yo hydrometer in a brewery I worked at.
It showed a little bit more gravity than there actually was (around 0,5 points plato).

PRL - "The Polish People's Republic (Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) covers the history of Poland under communist control between 1952 and 1989."

 

[Johow]

Mine died of new age a month ago or so when it hit the concrete brew floor.... I had a spare though...

 

[UndeadFred]

I thought I did well to have mine make it a full 2 years...

 

[GHBWNY]

Mine's just a toddler in brewing years.

 

[Yesfan]

Earlier today I got an email from NB about a new hydrometer they're selling. (link).

I still have my original that came with my brew kit and one I bought about 6 months ago as a spare. What do you all think of this one? I like the idea of an unbreakable hydrometer.

 

[day_trippr]

Count it! https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=148083

Cheers!