Cheesefood
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Just wondering - what's the most worthless piece of equipment that you purchased with the full intention of using, then found it to be more hassle than it's worth?
orfy said:Iodine drops. I was hitting OG targets so never tested my mash.
I like lo-tech
ablrbrau said:I bought this thingy that holds your carboy upside down, thus turning it into a conical. Cost $25, I only used it once. It leaked like a sieve and the little faucet that was supposed to drain trub & hops got plugged up so I wound up transferring to secondary anyway.
BOSTONBREWIN' said:Fermentap. Worse yet, I bought two since I was doing 10 gallon batches at the time.
Alembic said:In a way I'm kind of surprised nobody has mentioned a hydrometer given the fact that this site has seen some pretty spirited debates against using one.
I've been brewing for only a year now and for the last 10 or so batches I've stopped taking gravity readings. I found it unnecessary from what I wanted to get out of homebrewing. If and when I switch to AG maybe I'll reconsider and maybe I'll buy some equipment that I find should be part of the "worthless piece of equipment" thread!
Happy New Year
rdwj said:I'll go with my racking cane. I have one, but I've never used it since I bought an auto-siphon before my first batch.
Don't waste your money. The Fermentap was easily the worst piece of brewing equipment I've ever purchased. I used it once and it is now in a bag in a box somewhere. I do use the stand to drain my carboys.trinitone said:Well, I'm glad to know that the Fermentap is a POS. I was thinking about getting one but I guess now I will reconsider.
david_42 said:A mini-keg setup and the POS plastic tap that came with it! (I understand Phil tap's are ok) I'd say a couple cases of 22 oz. bottles that have never been used come in second.
beer4breakfast said:I've never used my bottle brush. I always rinse all bottles immediately after pouring the beer into a glass, so there's never anything to brush out.
david_42 said:I'd say a couple cases of 22 oz. bottles that have never been used come in second.
lorenae said:I've never used my carboy brush. I rinse the carboys super well after emptying them, and then drain. Then I sanitize before using. I used all my other stuff, as well as borrow stuff from my friend (she has a wort chiller, bottling tree, etc).
Lorena
some thing i'm very surprised not to see on these pages has to be those digital infared thermometers things, mine's of very limited use.
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