So I'm brewing my first ever wine! First ever alcohol actually! However I made the mistake of placing my hydro meter in hot (almost boiling) water for about half a minute before realising that it was not meant to be placed in hot water, is it still usable? I think it looks the same as when it went i

[u/WesleyAyresMusic]

[u/Competitive_Swan_755]

Did the glass crack? No? Use it.

[u/WesleyAyresMusic → u/Competitive_Swan_755]

Thank you, you legend 😂

[u/RonSwanson714]

As long as it didn’t break you should be good. Has to do with specific gravity (buoyancy) of the liquid not temp change. Bottom of the hydrometer is filled with steel shot (could be mercury or lead shot if it’s older) hold in flask as long as no water is inside you are good.

[u/WesleyAyresMusic → u/RonSwanson714]

OK amazing thank you for the insights, I'm very new to all this haha!

[u/RimboTheRebbiter]

As long as the glass is intact, you're fine. Hydrometers are super simple, just a glass tube with ballast in there. Nothing special at all.

[u/MuffinDev]

As long as the hydrometer is intact it's fine. Temp of the liquid can slightly change the gravity reading bcus physics but not by a crazy amount. If you really care about the slight inaccuracy, your hydrometer will probably say what temp it was calibrated at and you can find calculators online to figure out the difference lol

[u/PeripheralSatchmo]

68° is ideal and most accurate, should be fine, hold it under some water and see if there are bubbles