Official Broken Hydrometer Count

[MarshmallowBlue]

2034,

rolled off a box after 3 years of valiant service.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Serious post? Or trolling?

Yes.

Have had the same hydrometer for nearly a decade. Have had a few therms fail but have never broken one.

 

[brewprint]

2035

 

[brewer20D]

2 last year and 1 so far 2015

 

[BamaPhil]

2039.

Dropped mine yesterday.

 

[zfhzxfgh]

Does it count if the SWMBO breaks it?

 

[dbark]

Yup 2041

 

[Zzyzx3]

2042.

It took 2 years, but it finally happened.

 

[user 30639]

2043.

After 6 years of brewing, broke my first one. Slipped out of my hand.

 

[spunxter]

2044

3 months into brewing, dont know how it happened.

 

[Ole_Smoky]

2045

Also 3 months into brewing, pushed a tray full of sanitizer off the counter with my primary bucket, poor hydrometer was in there to, the broken hydrometer was the least of my concerns though..

 

[rrhoads]

3 in a couple years. Including the 1 on my last batch.

 

[Lit]

2049

 

[DaNewf]

2050

Dropped it as I was drying it off to put away after cleaning. Dang!

This was on 2015-04-06.

 

[Kee]

2051

I left the hydrometer in the full hydrometer tube (on top of the kegerator) after brewing today in the garage. We set up the ping pong table and only a few shots in my wife blades one, dead centers the hydrometer stem, it breaks in half without disturbing the wort or the tube. I was impressed.

 

[Jayship]

2054


Broke 3 of 'em brewing 2 batches. Yes, I'm that clumsy. Currently standing at 1.5 hydrometers/batch. not the best statistic one could brag about.

 

[fimpster]

2055

Well damn, add me to the list. First broken one in 15 years of brewing.

 

[jmward21]

2056, me too. I don't know how it broke but I found it in 2 pieces.

 

[cannman]

2057

Broke one last night making a Sierra Nevada clone. Dropped it into my bucket of sanitizer.... but it hit some other equipment hiding near the top...

Someone share the stock ticker for hydrometer commodities...

 

[Murphys_Law]

2058!

It was 4 weeks old. RIP!

 

[Sailingeric]

2059. Broke while moving. Oh well hardly ever used it.

 

[biochemedic]

I just wanted to say...it has struck me that since I've bought a second one to have in backup, I haven't broken one! I know, I've probably jinxed myself, but it may be that having a spare is some sort of non-hydrometer-breakage-juju!

 

[phug]

It means Murphy knows he has to work extra hard to screw up your brew day. If it's only a minor inconvenience, then it's not worth Murphy's time

 

[Minky]

Believe it or not, I am still using the same hydrometer since 1982!

 

[crocks86]

2061, I broke one on each of my last two brews. First one lasted 3 years, second about 3 days

 

[podz]

It means Murphy knows he has to work extra hard to screw up your brew day. If it's only a minor inconvenience, then it's not worth Murphy's time

Lack of a hydrometer won't screw up your brew day; the beer will turn out the same with or without one.

 

[IXVolt]

I've had the same hydro for 10 years. Still in one piece.
However if it broke I wouldn't be too sad, it's slightly out of calibration now.

 

[BGBC]

I've had the same hydro for 10 years. Still in one piece.
However if it broke I wouldn't be too sad, it's slightly out of calibration now.

And now it won't last through your next brew day.

 

[charliethebum]

+1. Don't drop your hydrometer in the sample tube dry, leaves an interesting hole in the bottom of the tube and a large crack in the hydrometer. That brings us to 2060?

 

[SupervisingChildren]

+1. Don't drop your hydrometer in the sample tube dry, leaves an interesting hole in the bottom of the tube and a large crack in the hydrometer. That brings us to 2060?

Nope, 2062.

I haven't broken one in a while, but one magically disappeared. I guess it's time to buy another backup.