Or…Here’s my Christmas Wish List:
1. 6.5 gallon glass carboy – either that or a Better Bottle carboy. I think I would like to end my primary fermentation in a bucket days.
2. Grain mill – I have been putting this one off because of the cost, but I would rather mill my grains at home than have someone else do it.
3. Aeration stone set-up – This piece will complete my quest in getting better at fermentation. Now that I feel like I have starters and temperature handled, I should be aerating my wort during every session.
These are the next three immediate upgrades. After these three, my sights will be set on a keg system.
Hunington
Of those 3 things, oxygenation with an aeration stone will do the most to improve your brew, as it makes a huge impact on yeast health and the yeast’s ability to fully attenuate. I know when I started using yeast starters and oxygenating my wort I ended up with dryer and better balanced beers.