Broken Thermometer in mash WTF!

[frod1963]

Woke up early today to do a quick stove top BIAB 3 gallon oatmeal stout and while stirring the mash broke my lab thermometer in the mash spilling the red dye in. This is what I get for not trusting my brewmometer! finished the mash and began to boil then chilled a sample and decided to dump it after an obvious off flavor. Now I've got a 3rd generation Kolsch yeast on the stir plate and might have to do something else with it Monday. Just thought I would vent about thermometers, I'm ordering a thermapen or something tonight.

 

[TyTanium]

Bummer dude, that's the worst. You will love the Thermapen. Do you ever cook meat? You will love it even more.

 

[bja]

Woke up early today to do a quick stove top BIAB 3 gallon oatmeal stout and while stirring the mash broke my lab thermometer in the mash spilling the red dye in. This is what I get for not trusting my brewmometer! finished the mash and began to boil then chilled a sample and decided to dump it after an obvious off flavor. Now I've got a 3rd generation Kolsch yeast on the stir plate and might have to do something else with it Monday. Just thought I would vent about thermometers, I'm ordering a thermapen or something tonight.

The red dye in the thermometer was alcohol which would've boiled off, so I doubt that's where the off flavor came from.

 

[day_trippr]

^ Beat me to it...

Cheers!