Beer came out fine. No off flavors and no glass. Did a secondary to dry hop and syphoned to a corny and no glass was transferred through either syphon. No worries. Good thread though.
Appreciate the responses! There is alcohol rather than mercury in most "dairy" thermometers, probably for the same reason they don't use lead. I know this thread made me feel a little better about this, so I hope it's helpful to others. Thanks again.
Broke a floating thermometer in the wort. Glass is not the issue since I'm certain it will settle out and wort can be syphoned off. I can't find any info on the metal that is used to weight these and if it is harmful. There was some scorching on the bottom of the kettle we initially thought was...
