What's the next piece of equipment that you wanna buy?

[Mischief_Brewing]

After the huge score last weekend (keezer without taps, 250lbs of grain, co2 tank, 7 cornies), if I spend another penny on beer and/or brewing, SWMBO will kill me. Although I do have a 70 quart ice chest being delivered next week, which means I might need to buy some copper to make a manifold, although I could just use the stainless braid I have leftover from another build...

 

[bigbeergeek]

Refractometer. I dislike pulling so much beer out of the bucket/carboy for hydrometer readings.

Egads how I love my refrac. For months I was using it to take SG readings (without correcting them for alcohol) and I thought all my beers were mysteriously under-attenuated.

I went the route of amazon for mine, $35. Love it.

 

[ScubaSteve]

A SS mash paddle? Maybe a coarse filter? Or, maybe some different mesh screen for my basket (if it doesn't work when I brew this weekend)...

 

[o4_srt]

In order:

1. SWMBO who doesn't mind be disappearing for 5-6 hours in the garage each weekend to brew (any suggestions?)
2. fermentation fridge (stalking craigslist daily)
3. Temp controller for fridge
4. build a 3 tier in my garage
5. march pump
6. mill (using a corona at the moment)
7. ice cream motor for DIY mash stirrer
8. refractometer
9. turn garage into a home brewery (insulate walls, replace windows, resurface floor, etc)

once my list is complete, I can't really think of anything else, unless I go pro and need to up production, but that is many, many years away.

 

[jkarp]

Big-ass barrel to fester a sour in.

 

[burbelly]

Wire ties

 

[MW66]

Some day I'd like to buy some new cornies so I can retire my "old, reconditioned, at times I forget which one is leaking, kegs."

 

[Randar]

I am running a service panel for 230v to connect a heat stick and potential future RIMS tube.

 

[xsists]

I just converted my kegs so I'm looking into sight glasses and thermometers. Before that upgrade I need to get the brewery up and running so this week I'll be getting my quick disconnects (when they come back in stock), silicone tubing and a pump. The list is a lot longer but this is what is next..

 

[jafo28]

Just put in for a building permit for a brewshed. SWMBO can't stand the smell of brewing and normally goes to her mothers house when I brew. This is a real PITA because I have to have everything planned out and get permission. Having my own space out of the house is going to be great. When I get underway i'll start a thread with the build.:rockin:

 

[chapa]

I'm picking up some extra cornies and possibly another co2 tank and QDs this weekend. I want to get some picnic taps as well so I can put together my counter pressure bottle filler. I also really need to put some wheels on my brew stand and get a nice mash paddle.

 

[mlarnold]

SS pot and graduated cylinder and a scale

 

[Smashing]

Got a guy offering me a couple of half barrels. I'm going to need all the keggle parts now...

 

[EarthBound]

I just built a couple heatsticks, so now I want...
1. A fermentation chamber with a capacity of at least 30 or 40 gallons.
2. HERMS coil addition (hybrid upgrade #1)
3. 240VAC heating elements in my HLT and BK (hybrid upgrade #2) This won't take too much work as I already have 240VAC installed in the brewery.
4. eRIMS tube (hybrid upgrade #3)
5. NG burners mounted on an interchangable support beam (hybrid upgrade #4) This will take a bit of work as I have to install a NG outlet in the brewery.

 

[Acoma]

A building to start a brewery with.

 

[Golddiggie]

A building to start a brewery with.

I think that's on most of our lists... Right up there with the gold mine to help fund our brewery.

 

[BIGREDIOWAN]

I'd say an immersion chiller or chiller of some sort along with a fermentation chamber to help control temps.

 

[Spartan1979]

A March 809 pump. I'm starting to collect parts for an electric brewery. Actual build is probably a year away. Other projects have to come first.

 

[Vongo]

Chest freezer and temp control for fermentation.

 

[SaltyHog]

Fermentation temperature control for a 15 gallon plastic conical. Not sure what yet though.

 

[ryandlf]

Next on my list is a "real" brew kettle so I can get rid of my aluminum turkey fryer pot. I keep telling myself my list of equipment is complete and then I decide I need 10 more things

 

[NorthRiverS]

Bottle Tree

NRS

 

[ibbones]

I just bought my "next" piece of equipment. Stir plate on the way. I guess the next thing I will try for is either a Barley Crusher of pump.

 

[Demon]

More kegs. Could use 4 more cornys to build up my pipeline and a couple more sankes to ferment in.

 

[JPicasso]

Electric heating elements so I can outfit a kettle for indoor brewing at my soylent green factory.