undergroundbrewer
Active Member
Hey everyone,
I'm jumping back into the hobby with both feet after having a crazy 18 months (thank you never-ending home renovation projects). By some miracle, the SO has granted me permission to spend some $$$ on new homebrew goods, so I plan to take full advantage of her offer...
I just placed an order for a 10g G2 Blichmann kettle, as I am planning to piece together a BrewEasy setup over the next year. This is a change from my 20g Megapot, which I plan to keep for larger brews (I pretty much always do 5g though). I already own a Hellfire burner, and I figure there are a few other pieces I can acquire before I have to really decide on going electric or gas (current home would need a panel upgrade to accommodate the electric upgrade).
For reference, my current setup includes two igloo coolers for my mash / HLT. I use a chugger pump and camlock fittings across all equipment. I have a pretty hefty immersion chiller w/whirlpool arm that works great, but uses a ton of water since ground temps in Southern Cal rarely get chilly outside of the winter months. I use Spiedel fermenters and an empty kegerator for a ferm chamber w/inkbird controller to control temps.
Here's my thinking (figuring I've got $300-$400 left to spend):
- Blichmann Therminator w/backflush + Thrumometer ($244 shipped)
- Riptide pump ($199)
- Premium in-line oxygenation kit ($114)
- Spike Flex+ fermenter ($375)
- ????????????????????
Any suggestions / comments on anything listed here worth going for (or avoiding)? I can also just save the cash but... where's the fun in that? I'm very fortunate to have this opportunity as it comes around about once every stateside Olympics, but I look at these equipment choices as very important and want some new stuff to play with
I'm jumping back into the hobby with both feet after having a crazy 18 months (thank you never-ending home renovation projects). By some miracle, the SO has granted me permission to spend some $$$ on new homebrew goods, so I plan to take full advantage of her offer...
I just placed an order for a 10g G2 Blichmann kettle, as I am planning to piece together a BrewEasy setup over the next year. This is a change from my 20g Megapot, which I plan to keep for larger brews (I pretty much always do 5g though). I already own a Hellfire burner, and I figure there are a few other pieces I can acquire before I have to really decide on going electric or gas (current home would need a panel upgrade to accommodate the electric upgrade).
For reference, my current setup includes two igloo coolers for my mash / HLT. I use a chugger pump and camlock fittings across all equipment. I have a pretty hefty immersion chiller w/whirlpool arm that works great, but uses a ton of water since ground temps in Southern Cal rarely get chilly outside of the winter months. I use Spiedel fermenters and an empty kegerator for a ferm chamber w/inkbird controller to control temps.
Here's my thinking (figuring I've got $300-$400 left to spend):
- Blichmann Therminator w/backflush + Thrumometer ($244 shipped)
- Riptide pump ($199)
- Premium in-line oxygenation kit ($114)
- Spike Flex+ fermenter ($375)
- ????????????????????
Any suggestions / comments on anything listed here worth going for (or avoiding)? I can also just save the cash but... where's the fun in that? I'm very fortunate to have this opportunity as it comes around about once every stateside Olympics, but I look at these equipment choices as very important and want some new stuff to play with