Quote Originally Posted by c0ps View Post
Bottles are great. The caps have an induction seal. As long as you bottle the syrup while it's 190 degree or higher it will last a long time unfridgerated.

I use a a hydrotherm...but I wouldn't be putting the hydrometer in your boiling batch. If the glass on the hydrometer breaks you will end up throwing the whole batch out!

i agree that using it in the batch would be bad if it were to break that would just make ya cry. I had trouble finding a test tube to use so I just used a stainless thermos to test in. Not ideal but it works till I can order one. Plus since its insulated you can just hold it without gloves.