What to buy?

sammyc · Post by **sammyc** » Wednesday Oct 12, 2005 1:30 pm

Hi,

I have received a $100 voucher for the local home brew shop and am trying to work out what to buy. I would happily buy beer and related products but think it may be better spent on more equipment. I already have a reasonable amount with a fermenter, band heater, bottle washer, bottle tree and bottle capper. Also I mainly make brews from kits.

Does anyone have any recommendations of what else I could buy?

Cheers,

Sam

Lebowski · Post by **Lebowski** » Wednesday Oct 12, 2005 1:35 pm

Could get another fermenter to rack into or make more brews with.. or save up for a keg system.

sammyc · Post by **sammyc** » Wednesday Oct 12, 2005 1:43 pm

How does racking work exactly? It is not something I have done before.

Lebowski · Post by **Lebowski** » Wednesday Oct 12, 2005 1:50 pm

I'm no expert but you basically syphon the beer from your primary fermenter into a secondary one to get the beer off the yeast bed and let it clear more.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Wednesday Oct 12, 2005 2:02 pm

Got a bench top bottle capper? Cost about $50 and weel worth it.

Cheers,
Jay

Antsvb · Post by **Antsvb** » Wednesday Oct 12, 2005 2:40 pm

Great call Jay, well worth it, unless of course he is taking Lebs advice on going down the kegging road.

undercover1 · Post by **undercover1** » Thursday Oct 13, 2005 4:19 pm

Good luck to you Sammy.
The same question was raised by someone else recently- have a look at this thread: http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/vi ... php?t=1351

I still say heat pad not heat belt. Extra fermenter & bench capper would be my top picks.