hydrometer cup

[chefchap]

just bought my first hydrometer and was wondering if i had to actually buy the special cup or does anyone have any neat ideas
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[warners point]

I went to walmart and bought a small stainless thermos for $7.

[Haynes Forest Products]

You can use anything that will hold liquid......BUT I like the tall slim cups because they hold only enough syrup to float the hydro. The bigger the container the more sap you use to sample. After I sample I dump into the drawoff bucket regardless of its density. It all works out. Plus they dont break when you drop them.YUP it will happen.

[PerryW]

The cup needs to be about the same height as the hydrometer or it is difficult to remove the hydrometer when you test thin syrup and the hydrometer doesn't float.