Official Broken Hydrometer Count

[Genghis]

2182

New way - Frozen gravity

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You, sir, have raised the bar. Kudos.

 

[KingBeer]

Just broke my first one last week, almost lasted me a year

 

[Bigfly]

Although not technically broken the one I have been using for 12 years had the paper inside slip down 2 gravity points. It took me 6 months to discover the problem.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Embarrassing moment for me. My third ever breaking a hydrometer was at work. My boss rolled her eyes and bought another one.

 

[Dfitz]

Never broke a hydrometer yet but last week I knocked my two 300 watt aquarium heaters off onto the garage floor. I was mad for two days over that one.

 

[atom]

2183...lasted 5 years.

 

[joebob296]

2184. Lasted 2 years then my daughter decided to test its durability...

 

[Sandstorm]

2185 broke in my bucket of starsan. Forgot I had a measuring glass cup in the bottom.

 

[phug]

Yea

 

[BeerGrylls]

2186. Went three years without busting one, then I see a piece missing from one. Hmmm, where'd it go??

 

[jerbrew]

2187 threw my dogs ball and it bounced around and knocked over the sample jar. Hydrometer was in its case and everything. Lasted a week. Broke one in three years and 3 in 2 months.

 

[BrewerBrad82]

Well, just saw this...

http://www.northernbrewer.com/herculometer-triple-scale-hydrometer

A polycarbonate hydrometer may just slow this thread down!

 

[CharlieDeltaFoxtrot]

Broke one. Rocked bucket of RIS that is lagging at 1.036... onto it. Crunch.

Lasted a little less than a year.

 

[Genghis]

2189, counting CDF's.

Still inside the wine thief after measuring OG. Fell over in the sink while washing.

 

[pstereo]

one broken one. i had cleaned it, and it was now dry. I had it in my hand turned and hit a cabinet door by mistake. little pellets EVERY where....

 

[Mainer]

+1. The old story.
Boy meets hydrometer.
Boy washes hydrometer.
Hydrometer meets floor.
Boy loses hydrometer.
Boy goes to LHBS, buys new hydrometer.

 

[brewing_clown]

2192 - Lasted a couple of years. Was due. Had a spare, so all good.

 

[NothingRhymesWithCurtiss]

2193 - Sat it on a ledge while tasting the gravity sample. Apparently the ledge isn't level.

 

[jmitchell3]

2194. Don't ask.

 

[Crashola]

#2195 -- I can't complain too much though. It lasted me many, many years.

 

[brewbama]

2196. The cleaning lady barely touched it. No prob. I buy them in pares.

 

[JDXX1971]

SWMBO found ours broken in the dish drainer. Should have put it away.:smack:
2197

 

[TandemTails]

2,198. I had it resting on a rag after testing the pre-bottling gravity of a cider w/ apricot addition. Went to use the rag to put under the bottling bucket and the hydrometer rolled right off the table and broke on the floor. At least I have a spare. I should probably invest in another so I always have a spare around haha.

 

[Lefou]

2199
The oldest dropped an object on my fermenter, smashing the airlock. Airlock and soured wort dumped. He managed to take out the supplied hydrometer in my Brewers Best kit, too.
Seven dollars, but I had a sentimental attachment to that thing. The new hydrometer I replaced it with hates registering anything under 1.050 at room temps in the measuring cylinder.

 

[Wolfdust]

2200
I pivoted on the ball ball on my foot and in a single motion with my heel knocked over the flask crushing it and sent the base whizzing across the room. At first I had thought the hydrometer survived the chaos but it did not and lay in two pieces. That is why I bought 2 hydrometers from eBay.

 

[kristiismean]

I have to say this thread is funny.

I still have my original one that I received 2 1/2 years ago



it did not break all 3 times I have used it.

 

[TomVA]

Broke two in the last three months (actually one broke itself, all I did was pick it up!). Bought two last week anticipating future clumsiness.

TomVA

 

[Rxbrewer16]

2203 - actually broke during bottling of a belgian dubbel and a orange american wheat... still have yet to determine FG of the dubbel...

 

[sd_brewbie]

2204. Broke my precision FG hydrometer while washing it fortunately after taking a reading.

 

[brhenrio]

2205. SYWMBO was rammy and knocked my hydrometer and test jar off of its storage place.

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