alcohol in glass thermometer

[WhamBamBrew]

Where can you buy an alcohol in glass thermometer with range 0-100C in Cork?

[Drum]

Try the health food shop upstairs in the paul st shopping centre. They have a few homebrew bits, pretty sure i saw thermometers the last time i was in there but that was a while back. Maybe give them a ring first to check (021) 425 1714

[WhamBamBrew]

Thanks for your reply.  They only have temperature sensitive strips with a colour scale. No thermometers!

[dcalnan]

Brenann's cook shop might have glass thermometers. They definitely have other thermometers for jam making.

[WhamBamBrew]

Thanks for that. I'll check it out

[WhamBamBrew]

Oops just found out alcohol in glass only goes to 70/80C. What is the red/blue stuff in higher range thermometers?

[dcalnan]

It can be a few things if I remember my leaving cert science, it could be kerosene or our favourite Isoamyl acetate, both have a boiling point above 140. Not many thermometers say what the liquid is but once the scale shows it goes above 100 it'll be grand.

[johnrm]

Are you badly stuck for one?
Are you doing Kits? Partial Mash? All grain?
Just add one on to your next order.

I have one of these unused...
https://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/mash-thermometer-with-protective-cover-p-1486.html

If I could find it.

[WhamBamBrew]

I really appreciate your assistance but I'm heading for Dublin tomorrow and will detour to Mountmellick on the way and pick up a few. I've an idea at the back of my mind that Brennans liquid in glass thermometers are 0 to 220C. I want better discrimination. I must recheck this and I'll let you know. Oh I'm starting wih an Irish red ale kit. It seems a mix with some grain to cook at 67C  then to 88C. I was going to use a digital multimeter temperature probe but tests have shown that they are very unreliable (probably because they don't like immersion).

[WhamBamBrew]

I rechecked Brennans and  the range of their thermometers goes to 220C. They have none in the 0 to 100C range

[johnrm]

Did you stop into Mountmellick?
EUR3.45 for Glass -20C to 110C...
https://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/thermometer-12-spirit-p-96.html
Chances are slim to none of getting what you are looking for in Cork.

[WhamBamBrew]

I picked up three in Mountmellick. I'm just amazed that something as simple as this cannot be found easily in Cork or probably any other major city anymore

[johnrm]

They can be got in Dublin (Mottley) and in Galway (HBW) but not in the city centre as 90% business is online.
You could probably have ordered one (or 3) in Paul St. Right now that is the only Homebrew Store in Cork.

[mr hoppy]

I'm just amazed that something as simple as this cannot be found easily in Cork or probably any other major city anymore

I think it's  a clear sign that the bricks and mortar retailers are only dabbling and don't really understand the hobby. (I've gone through more thermometers than anything else).