Never broken one, but I have a question. Is that paper scale anchored in any way other than it being rolled up and pressed against the inside of the glass? what's to keep it from shifting? How do I check the calibration of mine to make sure the paper hasn't moved?
Keep your hydrometer, just change the calibration temperature. Find what temperature it reads 1.000 and there's your new calibration temp.zero, but I wish this one would break. it's 2 points off and i keep forgetting that fact...
Rise, ancient and dusty forum thread! RISE!I just replied to 2 ten year old posts... DOH!
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i know it says official in the title but, is this the real "busted hydrometer"?
i had my precision plain form in the dish rack, and was putting a few plates in, i swear i just brushed against it. DEAD! $30 down the trash can
i don't see a tally? so i'm guessing this isn't the thread i was looking for......
I know you don't like tripple scales, so you may like this one. I'm very happy with it.
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I also broke my test jar and bought this one, also from Brewing America. The jar is definitely thicker and a bit more durable than my previous one.
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It just reads specific gravity at 60 degrees. I was hoping to get one calibrated at 68, but good luck finding one. I just adjust for temperature.i like the front end, what does is say on the reverse? it says ABV hydro? if it's got the same scale on the other side it's my new hydro!
It just reads specific gravity at 60 degrees. I was hoping to get one calibrated at 68, but good luck finding one. I just adjust for temperature.
Because they're not mass produced in China. I guess they think you're getting more bang for the buck with the triple scale, but they're hard to read and not as accurate.sweet thanks for the link, now i just have figure out why plain form hydros cost more!
but they're hard to read
Yeah, look on the stem and it will tell you the temp it's calibrated at. I used my old one for years without knowing that, but I was lucky because it was calibrated at 68 which is the temp I typically took my readings at before I pitched the yeast. I couldn't find a new one that I liked that was calibrated at 68, so I had to buy one calibrated at 60. The different in gravity points from 60-68 degrees of about .001 points, so it's really not a big deal if you don't adjust. It's just numbers, makes no difference to the quality of your beer.I guess its 2610+1... 2611
Busted one when I lowered it too fast into a bucket of stars san filled with bottles... I was privileged to clean 8 bottles a second time and start a fresh batch of starsan...
And wait a minute... hydrometers have to be read according to temperature? I've been doing this all wrong!
they're hard to read and not as accurate.
...It was a crushing accident when my refractometer hit the floor. At least that's what I told "Santa."
Brooo Brother
2617Just saw this, broke 2 this year yay. Thankfully they’re cheap...
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Left it on the table. I knew I shouldn't leave it on the table, but I did anyway.
I'd need really Itty bitty tweezers for that one!looks like you still have all the pieces? can't you put it back together?
I'd need really Itty bitty tweezers for that one!
Don't forget to add to the running total.Just broke my second. Dropped it into the jar too hard. #2 now.
I’m probably going to jinx myself, but, I’m still using the hydrometer I started with over 10 years ago, and the spare I bought 3 or 4 years ago, ”just in case”.
Now that I have publicly announced that I am broken hydrometer free, I’ll probably break the next one I touch.
Just broke my second. Dropped it into the jar too hard. #2 now.
2618Don't forget to add to the running total.
2619Dropped one in the sink while washing it a few weeks ago. It had the audacity to bounce off the sink mat before smacking the side of the sink and breaking. I just wasn’t fast enough to catch it.
That's how I broke my first hydrometer (2nd brew, IIRC):Just broke my second. Dropped it into the jar too hard. #2 now.
Nah, that will burn the paper scale. Just a little dab of silicone...no just a propane torch or something to seal the top back up? i'm not even sure if it's a goner yet? as long as it doesn't bob, or get dropped in something with to low a gravity? still useable?
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