I’m working out a beer gear list of things I still want. It’s definitely a wish list since I have everything someone would need to produce great beer. However as you evolve brewing you want more to make the process better and allow you to dive in to every aspect of brewing.
Another refrigerator. You can get a lightly used perfect refrigerator off Craigslist for $200 or less.
Yeast Bank Kit – I definitely want to build a yeast bank. For any given brew yeast is likely to be 25% of the bill and you throw away lots of good yeast without a way to store it. Much of this list is from the yeast bank instructions here.
- Erlenmeyer Flask Set – assorted sizes. Great for yeast harvest and yeast bank.
- A 2000 mL Pyrex flask
- stir-plate
- A pressure cooker (poor man’s autoclave) for sterilizing equipment
- A 500 mL beaker for holding glass vials
- A 15 mL (1/2 oz) flat-bottomed glass vials with autoclavable screw tops
- A small glass graduated cylinder
- Glycerine
- autoclavable pipette
Beer Brewing Gear – Always finding something you need!
- More hop balls.
- 3 additional 5 gallon carboys
- 2 6.5 gallon carboys
- Beer Gun
- 2 more kegs
- an additional CO2 tank and split regulator for serving. A split regulator for duel carbonation in the lagering tank.
- a regulator to run both my burners at the same time rather than one.
- A thermometer like the Oregon Scientific one I had which was originally for a BBQ. Worked great for brewing until the wife killed it cooking.
- 2 March Pumps which are used to pump liquid
- Some sort of bottle drying / emptying rack for 5/6 gallon carboys.
Wish List Stuff For New House – Basically taking it to the next level.
- A large stove
- a large sink
- A stainless conical fermenter.
- 20+ gallon boilermaker brew pot. Haven’t decided just yet on the size. Might need 2.
- A BrewTroller
