If you only had $100 for new toys

[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.

[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.

[beer_bear]

I'm just concerned about bottling 10 gallons. That's my only reservation there. Otherwise that's what I'm leaning towards.

[Homegrown Hops]

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

[awalker]

Kegging for me
Less time bottling more time brewing or drinking
Or both

With no pants of course

[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.

[hotrod38]

I would go with a temperature controller and a refractometer.

[NumbSkull]

Mort votes kegging.

Mort