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05-10-2007, 11:14 PM
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top three equipment upgrades?
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what are the top three cost efficient equipment upgrades you'd recommend to newbies?
i.e...what has made the most difference to the quality of your beer and/or made brewing day easier for you?
Thanks,
Don
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05-10-2007, 11:16 PM
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1. Turkey fryer (easily under $40)
2. Auto-siphon (when it works; ~$10)
3. Better-bottle
Last edited by Beerrific; 05-10-2007 at 11:26 PM.
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05-10-2007, 11:19 PM
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Location: Near Vail, Colorado
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1. Autosyphon
2. Wort chiller
3. Teenage son to help with bottling
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"Give beer to those who are perishing." -- Proverbs 31:6
- In Primary:
- In Secondary: Bavarian Dunkel Lager
- In Secondary: Pyramid ESB Clone
- In Bottles: Cherry Stout
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05-10-2007, 11:19 PM
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1. Jetwash (to clean bottles)
2. Secondary barrel (and spares to soak bottles in)
3. Bottle tree (for drying bottles)
...i am seeing a connection here - need to start kegging soon!
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Primarys : empty.
Secondary : Mead (2 gallon trials)
Bottled : all drunk
Drinking : A Lot.
Next Up : Pumpkin Ale
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05-10-2007, 11:19 PM
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On second thought, I don't know that the teenage son is very cost efficient.
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"Give beer to those who are perishing." -- Proverbs 31:6
- In Primary:
- In Secondary: Bavarian Dunkel Lager
- In Secondary: Pyramid ESB Clone
- In Bottles: Cherry Stout
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05-10-2007, 11:23 PM
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Location: Ajax, Upper Canada (Toronto)
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Cheers,
* another carboy
* double-bottle washer (see review section of this forum)
* autosyphon
***but the #1 thing for me is this forum*****
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Primary : 5.5 G of Hard Cider
Secondary:
Bottled:
On Order: Got it all..for a few months
Thinking about: Plisner malt and saaz hops
Drinking: 5 G- Kidney_Punch Wine, 10 G Canadian Pils, Euro Pilz
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05-10-2007, 11:25 PM
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#7
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great stuff!
keep them coming!
(Thanks)
Last edited by coyote; 05-11-2007 at 12:55 AM.
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05-10-2007, 11:44 PM
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Location: MN
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dream stuff
kegging setup
large pot for 10 gallon brews
therminator to chill the 10 gallon
for minor stuff that I can afford at the moment
a wort chiller
bottle tree
turkey fryer
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05-10-2007, 11:56 PM
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#9
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...My Junk is Ugly...
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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1) Turkey fryer
2) 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler (and about $10 worth of plumbing pieces.)
3) Wort Chiller
Now you've got an all grain setup. Talk about improving your beer and saving on your per-brew cost...
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05-11-2007, 12:14 AM
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Maniacally Malty
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by mountainrev
On second thought, I don't know that the teenage son is very cost efficient.
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lol, god that's funny.
ok...
1. Autosiphon (better than sucking on the hose)
2. 3 gallon SS pot (it's a little beauty. besides, steeping and sparging grains in my 8 gallon pot was FTL)
3. Dishwasher (takes away all the work of sanitizing bottles...and i got it free with my apartment)

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