Home brew? Homebrew? Winemaking

my thermometer (govee home something or other) is inaccurate by at least 20 degrees and beyond the "calibration" range - anyone have a recommendation for a new one? I have gone through 2 ikea ones previously, which I wasn't happy with, and I don't want to pay loads, but want to have range for boiling, not just mashing...

I just use a glass one I got from the Malt Miller years ago. Works a treat.

Been a while since I've done a brew but finally got round to one at the weekend. Had worried the colder weather would have caused trouble, but have got lucky that it's warmed up a smidge this week and the fermentation is good and active at the moment. Will be dry hopping around day 4/5, first time with my own brew so hopefully all turns out ok.

I'm hoping to brew at the weekend. Haven't made any beer since last May (bretted pale, so took ages and I've still got some left).

Bottling a Baltic Porter this weekend, bretting half of it.

First brew of the year at the weekend. Blood orange and grapefruit IPA, a rebrew of an old recipe with a twist this time. I replaced half the grapefruit zest with blood orange zest and used Mandarina Bavaria hops (courtesy @jdmitch) in place of citra . The aroma when filling the fermenter and in the fermentation room is amazing ! The zest was frozen before adding to the fermenter.

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First taste after a week in the keg, Grapefruit/orange aroma. Grapefruit taste and bitter Grapefruit finish......

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@Pathracer looks nice - did the mandarina bavaria come through well? I thought the aroma on it was really nice - sounds like it might have been overpowered by the grapefruit zest? I always find it tricky to dial in citrus flavours and aroma well...

I've recently done a slightly citrussy Berliner Weisse short and shoddy brew, and a Munich Dunkel collab with a friend. Looking to do something with stone fruit vibes, but not sure whether to go darker or lighter - I was thinking more light, sour cherry, kirsch flavour rather than rich, black forest gateau... I saw Elusive Brewing's Cherry Wheat - that's you @ketsbaia, right? Anyone else done anything like this? Any tips?

LOL, no. That's Andy Parker, who I know (and have the same 'hairstyle' as), but that's the extent of it. Former homebrewer who took the hobby full-time, which I'm also hoping to do in a couple of years' time.