Gear: Better Bottle
Don't hate on plastics, they've come a long way and the Better Bottle sure takes the cake for advanced brewing plastic. Many nano-breweries use plastic fermenters to make amazing beer, so why can't you?! These significantly cheaper, safer and lighter options for fermenting beer are perfect for the budding homebrewer. I love to use mine to make cider or anytime I want a nice view of what's going on inside my fermenter. Grab a couple today, you won't regret it - but do make sure to not clean them with your old carboy brush, get something a little more gentle so you don't scratch the plastic.