Any new tech/equipment came out the past year? any game changers?

[Panderson1]

I started brewing again with a group just over a year ago. But i haven't been keeping up on what's new and equipment that cones out.

Just been brewing on a Brewzilla 65 and 2 Fermzillas. Kveik yeast was kind of a game changer for me..... anything i missed this past year?

The "new IPA" book is the only thing I've purchased lately.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Oh, yeah! If you're not brewing on one of those new thermonuclear Mr. Fermentation all-in-ones, you're really missing out!

I'll show myself out.

 

[bracconiere]

SS picnic taps?

 

[McMullan]

Not a game changer as such, and not cheap either, but the new EasyDens hydrometer is the dog's bollocks. The only other things I've found useful, tech wise, are these:

They're like little good luck horseshoe charms.

 

[CascadesBrewer]

Oh, yeah! If you're not brewing on one of those new thermonuclear Mr. Fermentation all-in-ones, you're really missing out!

I really like mine. I usually decide what I will cook for dinner, dial in the recipe on the Mr. Fermentation, then usually just about time that dinner is ready to eat I have a fresh pint of beer that perfectly matches my meal choice. I remember the days when those fools used to brag about Kveik beers being ready in 3 days. It is hard to imagine the old times when you would have to plan out brew schedules. I mean, who knows what they will want to drink during the second half of the game before it has even started?!?

 

[PCABrewing]

I really like mine. I usually decide what I will cook for dinner, dial in the recipe on the Mr. Fermentation, then usually just about time that dinner is ready to eat I have a fresh pint of beer that perfectly matches my meal choice. I remember the days when those fools used to brag about Kveik beers being ready in 3 days. It is hard to imagine the old times when you would have to plan out brew schedules. I mean, who knows what they will want to drink during the second half of the game before it has even started?!?

Naw, I think the future is being able to walk into a store and pick up Already Brewed Beer!
Almost like someone anticipated your want and started making it before you got there...

 

[MaxStout]

The "new IPA" book is the only thing I've purchased lately.

I bought that book earlier this year. I'm not even a huge IPA guy, but I learned more about hops from that book than from the Hieronymus book.

 

[PCABrewing]

I picked up a packet of Omega Lutra Kveik Dried. Anxious to try it.
I'm wondering if they're going to start offering more of their library dried.

 

[Knightshade]

Well..there is this thing?

https://www.kegland.com.au/brewzilla-65l-24l-boiler-extension-kit.html

 

[CascadesBrewer]

I will add, after being a primary liquid yeast guy for a long time, I have been very impressed with the quality and variety of dry yeast that Lallemand has been putting out lately. I did not plan it, but it turns out 5 of my last 6 beers used Lallemand yeast (BRY-97, Verdant x 2, Farmhouse, and Philly Sour). I also made two very good beers in 2021 with Lallemand Voss and Abbaye.

 

[rallenhall]

The item I picked up in 2021 that has been used the most is the Tapcooler bottle filler. Have owned three other types of fillers, and the TC is by far the best for my purposes.

 

[szap]

Grainfather has joined the basic all-in-one systems with the S40