Going “outside the box” with some ideas:
- refractometers make a great gift
- A digital thermometer is a great gift (partial mash, BIAB, steaks on the grill
…) and can be used for other types of cooking. - A couple of Little Big Mouth Bubbler®s allow you to build up a pipeline by brewing most weekends (or a couple of times a weekend).
- It’s still traditional (and accepted) that “the bigger brewing size” is clearly five gallon batches with mash tuns and coil immersion chiller. But what about three gallon batches, BIAB, and no chill brewing?
- It’s practical to brew two gallons of a normal strength beer with one gallon equipment (and two ferementers).
There are many ways to brew it well 