$25 Gift Certificate...What would you buy?

[spacecowboy13]

I bought the Midwest Groupon and got the starter kit and moved from Mr. Beer to extract brewing. I completely forgot that the kit comes with a $25 gift certificate! Now I'm trying to decide what I should use it on...

So, what would you buy with $25?



On a separate note, if anybody has any recommendations specific to me, I currently have a everything from the kit (fermentor, bottling bucket, hydrometer, racking cane, etc), plus a 5-gallon stainless steel pot, immersion wort chiller & 5 gallon better bottle.

 

[TopherM]

A beer recipe kit, of course!

Stainless steel spoon?
Digital scale?
BeerSmith?

 

[iambeer]

a fistful of drilled bungs.

 

[Waynep005]

I would by a book on Brewing like Brewing classic recipes or brewing software like Beersmith.

 

[KettleCorn]

A hooker... You know, a long stick with a hook on it so you can reach the beer at the back of the frig.

Beersmith is a good one.

 

[deercreek]

A bottle tree, if you plan to bottle.

 

[blaster_54738]

I used mine to get my false bottom for my 10 gallon cooler cheaper.

 

[kh54s10]

Recipe kit or a 6 gallon Better Bottle or 2 Ale Pails. You will soon want to be fermenting several brews at the same time.

 

[CircusHooker]

If I remember correctly you can only use it on an ingredient kit - or at least mine is. I'm getting the Fulton Libertine kit :love:

 

[Stretch1991]

Focus on what you need!

Do you have enough bottles for you beer? (I re-use commercial bottles I steal from friends most of the time to save money there) How about bottle caps?

You can buy another beer kit which would be the tastiest choice available to you!

Bottle trees are alright if you want them but I would get the vinator bottle washer instead, I dont have a tree myself and I have no problems yet.

Or be creative! 3.3lbs amber LME and some hops/yeast you could probably get 2 recipes out of doing it yourself (try to find specialty grains too, or go to a LHBS store for those. Mine sells all grains $1.50lb so I am going to get into all grain real soon to save some dough)

 

[nealizm]

A smash recipe maris otter and progress hop.