what's your favourite piece of homebrew equipment

[Bubbles]

My Thermapen. Highly reliable, quality thermometer. So much of brewing depends on being able to read accurate temperatures and I don't believe in messing around with cheap rubbish for something so important. Great investment.

[Tom]

If we're answering the question "which bit of kit has most improved your homebrew!" then I would have to point you all towards my bookcase full of brewing books!

[Garry]

A babysitter. Willing to work 8 hours straight

[Tom]

Extractor fan!

[Jonnycheech]

Temperature controlled fermentation fridge, pure CO2, stir plate, cornies and kegerator.

[jawalemon]

My keggle because I made it.

[Will_D]

This Forum 

Followed by Refractometer, and then my STC's

[mr hoppy]

My Thermapen. Highly reliable, quality thermometer. So much of brewing depends on being able to read accurate temperatures and I don't believe in messing around with cheap rubbish for something so important. Great investment.

Where's a good place to get one of these?

[beanstalk]

Bottling wand! 

[Bazza]

Getting a decent digital thermometer that I  can totally trust has been pretty pivotal for me.

-Barry

[Leann ull]

I should have also said Infrared Temp gun from ebay, amazingly accurate no contact for measuring temp in boiler before I pour into fv. Thanks to Mr. B Murphy for that pointer and for €10 best value for money kit I have.

[Jonnycheech]

I should have also said Infrared Temp gun from ebay, amazingly accurate no contact for measuring temp in boiler before I pour into fv. Thanks to Mr. B Murphy for that pointer and for €10 best value for money kit I have.

Is this the one you have CH?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Non-Contact-LCD-IR-Laser-Infrared-Digital-Temperature-Thermometer-Gun-New-BT-/121362587740?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c41c6205c

[Bubbles]

My Thermapen. Highly reliable, quality thermometer. So much of brewing depends on being able to read accurate temperatures and I don't believe in messing around with cheap rubbish for something so important. Great investment.

Where's a good place to get one of these?

Not sure where would be cheapest dude. I got mine in Nisbets. Shop local!

[Bubbles]

I should have also said Infrared Temp gun from ebay, amazingly accurate no contact for measuring temp in boiler before I pour into fv. Thanks to Mr. B Murphy for that pointer and for €10 best value for money kit I have.

Surely this just reads the temp on the surface of the wort? To say nothing of the wort being stratified?

Or have I misunderstood summat?

[molc]

Not sure where would be cheapest dude. I got mine in Nisbets. Shop local!

I'll shop local when they drop the paddy tax for punishing me to do so