Schumed
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Just broke my third one...why are these things usually made out of glass....shouldnt you be able to use any material as long as it floats? I know there are some nonglass ones out there but there are not cheap. Thoughts?
Why are most Hydrometers made out of glass?
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BigB
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Glass is more sanitary.
milesvdustin
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I have yet to break a hydrometer. I have two, thought i lost one, but I found it.
With that said, I will most certainly break one on my next brew day!
With that said, I will most certainly break one on my next brew day!
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Schumed
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That's the only reason...that shouldn't even matter because your measuring sample wort.
Calichusetts
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Business model...why would they want you to have one that never breaks, that makes you a one time customer
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Schumed
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Must be....so I guess I've got a new DIY project to work on this week
What is with you guys and breaking those things? I still have the one I bought back in 1990!
BigB
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Not always...remember that they are also used to test FG and SG's at various points... plenty of different ways to add bacteria. Also, hydrometers are used in other industries, not just beer making.
swackattack
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Coopers makes a plastic one with there kits. I still use it. Dont know if you can buy separate.
I've been brewing for over a decade and still have my first hydrometer. I've broken three sampling tubes, however, including two poly-carbonate ones, the first one bought thinking "This will never break".
Wrong. When they hit the tile floor in our kitchen, the poly-carbonate ones explode very nicely, they just make fewer tiny shards than the glass one. I expect that would apply to hydrometers as well...
Cheers!
Spartan1979
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I had my 1990 hydrometer until last year. I broken three more since. I guess they don't make them the way they used to.
