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Kinda Stumped ( Hydrometer Use), Newbie Asks
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Dave Allyn
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On 18 Aug 2004 03:48:08 -0700,
(Joe Sallustio)
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>That's the way to go, you only need about 4 ounces to fill one up, a
>100 ml graduated cylinder is another option. The wider the surface on
>the top the better off you are. A 250 ml graduate is probably a better
>one to use, but I never do that. Whatever is used you don't want the
>hydrometers bulb (base) to get too close to the walls of the vessel,
>surface tension will cause issues.
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>Both are around 5 bucks and last forever (at least a lot longer than
>your first hydrometer). I have noticed an odd phenomenon. The
>propensity to break a hydrometer seems directly proportional to the
>availability of a spare; I never seem to break them at home where I
>have spares, only when I'm somewhere else...
>
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And there you have the ONLY reason I have two of them..
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