What spare equipment?

[theonetrueruss]

Ok, so I'm waiting to finish mashing and was getting my hydrometer ready to go and thought.. wow.. it would suck if my partially drunk self dropped it... I don't have a spare... So I was wondering what pieces of equipment everyone feels they need to hace a backup for?

I keep a backup thermometer, airlocks, carboy, and O2 (still using the tiny O2 tanks from Lowes), and racking cane. Thinking hydrometer will be added soon.

 

[Grizzlybrew]

several hydrometers and an extra racking cane. Actually, I keep extra everything, even yeast!

 

[cino101]

Extra Hydrometer is nice to have but a must for me has been an extra propane tank. Trust me, the first time you run out propane mid-brew day you will make sure it doesn't happen again. Other trivial stuff like stoppers, airlocks, grain socks for my non-all-grain buddies all seem to come in handy when everyone comes over and forgets things.

Oh and I couldn't live without extra thermometers since I am always paranoid one or all of them are not calibrated.

 

[theonetrueruss]

guess I should have listed the extra propane tank.. I keep spares for my grill so I didn;t think of that one.. definitely would suck.. though lots of places near me to get propane at 2am.. hydrometers... not so much

 

[Frodo]

Your 24 hour gas stations don't have hydrometers? Lame.

I don't have a ton of extras, but I try not to tempt the gods either... I try to hold off on drinking much beer until I'm almost done with any particular brewing activity, whether it's brewing or bottling... I'll drink, just not much.

 

[92greenyj]

I definitely keep 3 extra hydrometers on hand. broken a few over the years and couldnt take starting gravity readings or final grav readings because of it.
Extra airlocks and parts ( i seem to break the outer housings a lot so i keep the lids and inner pieces from the broken ones)
Extra rubber stoppers
Extra tubes in sizes I use most
Extra timer
Extra thermometer
Extra Bucket lid
Extra bucket spigots
Extra spigot gaskets

 

[starsailor]

guess i should have listed the extra propane tank.. I keep spares for my grill so i didn;t think of that one.. Definitely would suck.. Though lots of places near me to get propane at 2am.. Hydrometers... Not so much

+1

 

[wilceaser]

Extra Thermometers and Hydrometer, spare tank of propane ways on the ready.