Official Broken Hydrometer Count

[Fuligin]

I must have a tough one. Never broke it but I have busted the bottom out of two tubes by dropping it in after cleaning.

 

[mscroggi]

Ah, glued, that explains a lot!
NB and MW are the only places that seem to sell them and I don't give them my business.

I totally get that!.. I tried and tried to find another vendor that had a plastic model.. like you, I couldn't find one.. this ONE TIME.. (I NEVER support beer voltron - http://www.master-minds.net/brewerylist/fake_beers.html ) I decided to allow myself to line the pockets of Budweiser this one time and buy a plastic hydrometer. I had run through 3 glass ones in such a short time.. I was sick of dealing with it. I tried to make up for it by buying 3 6's of local beer from Tupps (Mckinney Texas).

As far as the hydrometer goes.. it has been fine so far.. I have no complaints. I don't understand why other companies haven't come up with a competing product. With all the engineering prowess, we have these ridiculously fragile little hydrometers. Go figure..

 

[JDNCT]

Broke 2 this year after not breaking any for the first 8 years

Tally: 2321

 

[Joe_Guitar]

Does breaking a refractometer count. Dropped mine on a cement floor...

 

[nukem5]

Does breaking a refractometer count. Dropped mine on a cement floor...

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[Northern_Brewer]

Just wait until people start breaking Tilts....

 

[Red_Dog]

My two didn't break, they just failed to stay together after a sudden stop.

 

[Beer666]

Well i just managed to ruin a refractometer. Do i get 10 points for my utter stupidity.

 

[IslandLizard]

Well i just managed to ruin a refractometer. Do i get 10 points for my utter stupidity.

You may get a few more likes if you have a juicy story to go along with it. Pictures won't hurt either.

 

[Queequeg]

I broke one yesterday, 2322

 

[David SEMich]

I broke my finish hydrometer this summer while opening the plastic case.

2323

 

[Tbagger]

I broke my first one in a couple years last night.

2324

 

[user 253592]

2325
at least my Grad cylinder is plastic. Went ahead and ordered 2 this time.

 

[arturo7]

at least my Grad cylinder is plastic.

Ha! No doubt.

 

[homebrewer_99]

How far back are we going? I broke 3 of them since 1994. In 2015 alone my wife broke 3 of them. Now I keep 2 spares.

2331...

 

[Jerome Sidley]

Broke one this last weekend installing a sink in the brewery. Before that, I would say at least 4.

 

[Zuljin]

I've only broken one. Used it to stir with. I've also broken two hydrometer cylinders.

2332.

 

[PhillyBrewDoug]

Finally decided to get a finishing hydrometer for more accurate ABV measurements. It arrived this afternoon, broke when I took it out of the case...

2333

 

[Geremy]

One last week, and does a Tralle count? If so...

2335

 

[kraizter]

Haven't added before, I've broken two

2337

 

[stella_tigre]

2325
at least my Grad cylinder is plastic. Went ahead and ordered 2 this time.

Ha! No doubt.

Well, I broke my second test jar, even if they're plastic they don't like a 5-foot drop onto concrete. Ordered two more! Doesn't add to the count, still waiting for the next hydrometer oopsie.....

 

[day_trippr]

I have my original triple scale hydro from 1999, still accurate and totally intact (I've noted it before and the jinx didn't take, so I think I'm ok )
Otoh, I've gone through 5 freakin' sampling cylinders, the original glass one that I barely ticked on the sink edge, and the last four acrylic models - that are 98% as fragile as glass, imo. And shatter on a tile floor just as thoroughly.

I finally bought a refract from Bobby_M years ago. Haven't dropped or drowned it yet...

Cheers!

 

[Kharnynb]

2338

well...it lasted 3 years....broke 3 tubes already though.

 

[Silver_Is_Money]

And now for something a bit different: I once poured rather hot wort directly into a glass hydrometer tube on a cold day and the tube immediately shattered on the spot. Definitely not Pyrex like a good test tube.

 

[balrog]

Original brew kit normal hydrometer. 2339.
But the two swanky limited-rang hydrometers are doing ok.
I agree with @day_trippr - those stinking acrylic test cylinders crack if you look at the cross-eyed. They really get annoyed when you shake out water drops and discover the careful arc of your swing intersects with the plane of the quartz countertop.

 

[eagle23]

RIP 1st hydrometer 2015-2018. Bumped it and it slid out of the case. Didnt find out till today when i went to use it and the broken end stabbed my hand.

2340

 

[Kee]

2341

Hydrometer hit bottom of case and kept going, to the floor.

 

[Oyarsa]

2342...

 

[AZCoolerBrewer]

Is there some kind of magical karmic hiatus when the count hits 2345. I think so. No worries about broken hydrometers after 2345 for a good long time.

 

[papz]

plus one or two