Burner... I couldn’t resist

[OpenSights]

Stopped by my LHBS after work today for a few supplies and this burner caught my eye. It is new, but was 25% off because it arrived with some light surface rust on the cast iron. Amazon is selling them for $120.

Brewing is becoming my second most expensive hobby. When it becomes more expensive than shooting then I know I have a problem.

 

[JohnSand]

Congratulations on your new burner.
Brewing is also my second most expensive hobby. (Out of two)
But I spend more on sailing every year than I've ever spent on brewing.

 

[MaxStout]

Nice find!

Brewing is also my second most expensive pastime. Woodworking has drained my wallet of several thousand in power tools over the years.

 

[TANSTAAFB]

View attachment 556910 Stopped by my LHBS after work today for a few supplies and this burner caught my eye. It is new, but was 25% off because it arrived with some light surface rust on the cast iron. Amazon is selling them for $120.

Brewing is becoming my second most expensive hobby. When it becomes more expensive than shooting then I know I have a problem.

LMAO
Yeah, that would be expensive!

 

[OpenSights]

I hesitated for a moment as I want to build a shed in my backyard and run ng to it... but I had a moment of clarity while sampling their house “Half pound stout”. I’ve been planning on turning a bedroom into a bathroom for about a year. Work has been so crazy over the past two years and shows no signs of slowing, only picking up. I’m actually thinking of quitting my everyday job and going full time with my business.

As is, no returns, no exchanges. The owner, a pretty cool guy, he’s kinda an absentee owner, commercial pilot. Caught him there one day and shared my chocolate chili stout from a kit with him and the manager.

Cool thing is my next purchase is $50 off on my next $50 or more. Easy to do.

Funny story, I also bought a 2 gallon fermenter and another 1 gallon carboy. I was in my cube, placed the burner on the passenger seat, carboy and fermenter on the floor. Rush hour and had to slam on the breaks because of some idiot. Heard the clink of glass and metal. Thankfully the 2 gallon protected the carboy!

 

[MaryB]

Try amateur radio... I dropped $8k on a tower and antennas 3 years ago!

 

[JohnSand]

I'll see your woodworking and raise my boats. <- That one is 39', 50 years old, built of wood. Most of the smaller ones are also wooden.
But my wife bought me a shiny new Hydra chiller for Valentine's Day!
Opensights, there can be an end to brew gear. I started with a used canning pot and a MrBeer kit. Five years and $1000 later, I have almost everything I want.
Almost.

 

[OpenSights]

My biggest problem is buying people’s collections off of Craigslist. With all the micro breweries many seem to be leaving the hobby. It’s always all or nothing, so I have 2 kettles, one keggle, I don’t even know how many fermenters, 3 six gallon carboys, 3 one gallon carboys, probably 3 cases of swing top bottles, 8 cases of regular bottles, bottle tree, two cappers, back up hydrometers (already broke one), thermometers, 6 corny kegs, a huge co2 tank (tw28.5), building a 4 tap refrigerator and now two burners. Oh, and cleaning equipment including 3 bottles of sanstar just in case I run out.

I have about $800 into everything if you don’t include kits.

The only thing left on my list is a sanky keg, just because I have a tap converted to ball lock.

I think this weekend I’m going to try two batches of stout at once. Along with a batch of root beer with my kid.

I’m doing two one gallon and one three gallon batches of cider tonight.

Eventually when I have a real system down I’ll be selling some of my extras, or giving it to someone starting out.

 

[OpenSights]

*kegerator, not refrigerator. Got distracted....

 

[chezhed]

I'll see your woodworking and raise my boats. <- That one is 39', 50 years old, built of wood. Most of the smaller ones are also wooden.
But my wife bought me a shiny new Hydra chiller for Valentine's Day!
Opensights, there can be an end to brew gear. I started with a used canning pot and a MrBeer kit. Five years and $1000 later, I have almost everything I want.
Almost.

Sailing was by far the most expensive hobby I ever had. And the one I miss the most......well as much as golf.....they were equal I guess.....ah well, RDWHAHB
Nice looking vessel.

 

[OpenSights]

Mrs. OpenSights is starting to get annoyed since I don’t have my office suite set up for brewing yet. My house has an in law suite that I use as a tax deduction and work area.

 

[augiedoggy]

Mine was building this (got to love youtube)... That was however until my homebrewing turned into building a nano/taproom which is now morphing into a brewpub.

 

[augiedoggy]

Mrs. OpenSights is starting to get annoyed since I don’t have my office suite set up for brewing yet. My house has an in law suite that I use as a tax deduction and work area.

LOL I have a duplex and the other side has been empty awaiting a kitchen remodel for almost 3 years now...

 

[eric19312]

I used to think there was some sort of end to brewing gear when I would have everything I wanted.

 

[JohnSand]

I used to think there was some sort of end to brewing gear when I would have everything I wanted.

I've seen his set up. Apparently there is no end.

 

[cloudybrewer]

Shooting and brewing here, too. Since my only free time anymore is after the family goes to bed, brewing expenses have picked up and shooting has slowed way down.

 

[Horseflesh]

I need friends with boats.

 

[OpenSights]

I have a customer with a sailboat, guessing about 20’? I did a job for him in the fall and asked if he was able to get his boat in the water. Sadly his health wouldn’t let him. I have a small fishing boat, but talking with him, sailing is a whole different thing. There’s science and a lot of knowledge behind the skill.

 

[eric19312]

I've seen his set up. Apparently there is no end.

You have to let me try that Hydra. I saved $50 a couple years ago and bought a 50' 1/2" IC and been wondering since if I made a mistake.

 

[JohnSand]

Sure, anytime. Let me know when you plan to brew, maybe I can join you. Otherwise you can just borrow it.

 

[JohnSand]

As far as sailing, if any of you visit Long Island, I would be happy to take you out.
Sailing is a bit like brewing. It's not hard to learn the basics, but it takes time and practice to gain expertise. A major difference is that you can get in more trouble sailing

 

[MaryB]

My sister and brother in law had a sailboat on Lake Superior back in the 80's. I went up and sailed with them a few times. Fun but Superior can turn on you in an instant! One trip we ran in 15 foot waves to get into the Apostle Islands so we could anchor up until the storm passed. That is some COLD water to be soaked with for 2 hours!

 

[JohnSand]

I hear you. Superior has a bad reputation. My boat can take plenty of bad weather, the crew doesn't always love it though.

 

[kh54s10]

Brewing is easily my most expensive hobby right now. And if I had the $$$ I would sink another $6K - $7K Today. https://spikebrewing.com/collections/spike-systems/products/spike-system-10-gallon.

My other hobbies are not costing me much of anything at the moment.
Kayaking - Only gas to get to the water
Photography - digital, Maybe $4K in equipment, it only costs if I print a picture.
Biking - again gas if I go to a bike trail
Hiking - and once again - gas to get there.

 

[OpenSights]

Ok, I think I might have a problem. Received a package today from barproducts.com and for the life of me I couldn’t remember what I ordered. Only thing I’m really waiting on is two corney kegs. Turns out it’s the tray for my kegerator. Totally forgot about it!

 

[jrgtr42]

Sailing was by far the most expensive hobby I ever had. And the one I miss the most......well as much as golf.....they were equal I guess.....ah well, RDWHAHB
Nice looking vessel.

Yeah, the problem with those is that a nice day for golf is a nice day for sailing.
I have too many expensive hobbies too - both of those, plus skiing (seen what a day lift ticket goes for these days??) playing guitar, parenting...

but yeah, if I saw a burner like that for $75, it might be following me home, not that my current one is bad or anything, but that one has more BTUs than my current. Though I'm thinking about the switch to induction, with new kettles, plus a grain mill, and I want to start kegging more...

 

[augiedoggy]

Hiking - and once again - gas to get there.

HA it started out that way for my girl and I.. Then she decided she wanted to be a 46er and climb every peak in the Adirondacks and I decided I had to see every brewery out that way... Along came a pop up trailer and all kinds of expensive hiking/trail camping gear... and of course I needed a mini keg for the trip!

 

[OpenSights]

Used the burner yesterday for two batches. I’m highly impressed! Makes a turkey fryer look like one of those warming pan heaters. Best $75 spent for brewing yet!

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

I'll see your woodworking and raise my boats. <- That one is 39', 50 years old, built of wood. Most of the smaller ones are also wooden.
But my wife bought me a shiny new Hydra chiller for Valentine's Day!
Opensights, there can be an end to brew gear. I started with a used canning pot and a MrBeer kit. Five years and $1000 later, I have almost everything I want.
Almost.

You need to get off those Weeble boats (Weebles wobble but they don't fall down). I got my C Scow with 3 sets of sails, trailer and full cover for $1200.

 

[JohnSand]

That's a good buy. I'll bet it's a lot faster than my ketch too.