If you only had $100 for new toys
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:21 am
by beer_bear
I have about $100 or so to spend on some smaller toys for brewing but I'm unsure what to get. I am looking at an air pump, temp control, refractometer, or trying to upgrade to 10 gallons. I don't know what to go for. All I need for 10 gallons is a boil kettle and a burner stand that I could make myself. Kegging won't be an option until later this year, so that's out.
Just wondering what you would do.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:30 am
by Lars
Upgrade to 10 gallons. You'll still be able to do 5 gallon batches when you want to. But, why? When the increased cost in ingredients is small compared to 5 gallon batches. Right now my 10 gallon batches average $20 in ingredients.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:40 am
by beer_bear
I'm just concerned about bottling 10 gallons. That's my only reservation there. Otherwise that's what I'm leaning towards.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:36 am
by Homegrown Hops
beer_bear wrote:I'm just concerned about bottling 10 gallons. That's my only reservation there. Otherwise that's what I'm leaning towards.
GO 10 and Kegging!
HH
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:13 pm
by awalker
Kegging for me
Less time bottling more time brewing or drinking
Or both
With no pants of course
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:21 pm
by DannyW
If that's your brew rig in your avatar pic, then you can already do 10 gallons. The mash tun is plenty big enough and you can use both of those turkey fryers as boilers.
You even get the flexibility (doing 2x5 vs 1x10) of doing different gravities, different hopping, carmelization vs not carmelized, etc, etc.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:20 pm
by hotrod38
I would go with a temperature controller and a refractometer.
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:05 pm
by NumbSkull
Mort votes kegging.
Mort