New Toys

[IrishinPA]

As I sit and contemplate how to break it to my better half that what fills the front and back seats of my truck is not only beneficial I brewing, but a steal.

Tonight I picked up a plethora of brewing supplies and equipment from a craigslist ad. Unfortunately a brewer moving and unable to take it all with. I cleaned up! And for $30!

Now what has been the craziest thing(s) you've acquired and hesitated bringing in the house without first developing a game plan and speech prepared?

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I don't worry much. I *do* know that any spending I do will be multiplied sevenfold by SWMBO. She tells me it's biblical or something...

 

[kh54s10]

Being single does have it's advantages.

But if your SWMBO has a problem with $30, you have a lot of trouble in your future!

 

[ChefRex]

This^^^^ and what ya get???

 

[jamespz03]

Congrats on the pickup. I bet it's exciting.

As to your question, nothing comes to mind. It's usually getting power tools. She feels I can borrow everything from neighbors but she wants me to lay 800 square feet of laminate with a jigsaw? Yeah right. I'm hitting Lowes and not going cheap.

 

[ncboiler]

As I sit and contemplate how to break it to my better half that what fills the front and back seats of my truck is not only beneficial I brewing, but a steal.

Tonight I picked up a plethora of brewing supplies and equipment from a craigslist ad. Unfortunately a brewer moving and unable to take it all with. I cleaned up! And for $30!

Now what has been the craziest thing(s) you've acquired and hesitated bringing in the house without first developing a game plan and speech prepared?

If your wife ******* that you spent $30 on enough brewing equipment to fill the front and back seats of a vehicle (I don't care what it is) you need to buy a new wife.

 

[runningweird]

I rarely bring home large purchases without talking about it, mostly out of excitement. but if I go shopping or bring something home that I want to fly under the radar it just goes right into the garage from the car. do not pass go, do not explain why you spent $200

pictures of your homebrewing goodies?

 

[IrishinPA]

James. If I bought tools to work on the house I could spend thousands and that would be acceptable. I did break it to her last night and things were good. It's not necessarily the dollar amount that she is concerned about, it's usually the spending on hobbies. I raise chickens, turkeys an pheasants. Usually that's where the bulk of the gripe comes from.

As far as a list of goodies I've only begun taking a tally.

So far:
15+ 1 gal bottles
3 - hydrometers
Funnels
1- beer capper
1- sexy bottle corker
Several 6.5 gal fermenters
100s of new corks brand new still sealed
100s of bottle wraps
Airlocks
And a few beer and wine making books

 

[IrishinPA]

And some days being single would not be bad until I picture it. LOL
I'd be in the woods living with all kinds of things brewing everywhere around the house. And me stumbling around going between them lol

 

[IrishinPA]

And to add to the list:
Bottle drying tree
3 gal better bottle
1-long handle stirring spoon
1- Mix-stir degassing rod
1-wine thief
1- cane auto racking cane setup
And this thing

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

And to add to the list:
Bottle drying tree
3 gal better bottle
1-long handle stirring spoon
1- Mix-stir degassing rod
1-wine thief
1- cane auto racking cane setup
And this thing
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Which is part of this:

Bottle Sanitizer

 

[IrishinPA]

Hmm. I have to look through the fermenters and see if that bowl is inside.

 

[IrishinPA]

I'm still going through the boxes and such. I found a bottle I pectic enzyme and a bag of carb tabs.

She still had a Mr. Beer kit that she was going to throw in too.

 

[IrishinPA]

This is part of it

 

[eric19312]

Hmm. I have to look through the fermenters and see if that bowl is inside.

That bowl breaks easy. I broke mine second time I used it. Still is one of my favorites gadgets, I just put it in a 5 gallon bucket with about 2" star san. About 10 pumps to prime and you are good to go. 2-3 squirts into a clean bottle and it is sanitized.

 

[IrishinPA]

That bowl breaks easy. I broke mine second time I used it. Still is one of my favorites gadgets, I just put it in a 5 gallon bucket with about 2" star san. About 10 pumps to prime and you are good to go. 2-3 squirts into a clean bottle and it is sanitized.

That's excellent! Thanks for the tip!