Best picks
Rankings built from maker specs and the job the gear has to do in a home brewery.
Best ofBest beer making kits for beginners (1 to 5 gallons)
The best beer making kit for beginners, compared by batch size, what's in the box and what you still need to buy, from…
Best ofBest homebrew kits: starter sets, bundles and automated brewers
The best homebrew kit for your space and plans: 5-gallon bundles with kettles, glass and stainless setups, 1–2 gallon…
Best ofBest 1 gallon beer kits for small-batch brewing
The best 1 gallon beer kit for a stove and a small kitchen: Craft A Brew, Northern Brewer and BrewDemon kits, refills…
Best ofBest gifts for home brewers (21+): kits, tools and upgrades
The best gifts for home brewers 21 and over: first kits, the Palmer book, a Tilt hydrometer, an Inkbird controller, a…
Best ofBest all-in-one electric brewing systems (120V and 240V)
The best all-in-one brewing system for your outlet: Anvil, Grainfather, BrewZilla and budget 35L units compared by…
Best ofBest brew kettles for homebrewing (5 to 16 gallons)
The best brew kettle for your batch size: 5 to 16 gallon stainless kettles compared by steel grade, bottom, ports,…
Best ofBest propane burners for brewing (outdoor use only)
The best propane burner for brewing outdoors: Bayou Classic, Concord, Gas One, ARC and Dark Star burners compared by…
Best ofBest BIAB bags and hop spiders for all-grain brewing
The best BIAB bag and hop spider for your kettle: The Brew Bag, mesh straining bags and stainless hop spiders compared…
Best ofBest wort chillers: immersion, counterflow and plate
The best wort chiller for your setup: immersion, counterflow and plate chillers from JaDeD, Anvil, Grainfather and…
Best ofBest immersion chillers for homebrew (copper and stainless)
The best immersion chiller for your kettle: copper and stainless coils from JaDeD, NY Brew Supply, Northern Brewer and…
Best ofBest plate chillers for homebrew wort
The best plate chiller for homebrew: 30–40 plate brazed chillers from FERRODAY, KegLand, CC-STAR and others, compared…
Best ofBest fermenters for homebrew: buckets, PET, glass and stainless
The best fermenter for homebrew by material: buckets, PET carboys, glass, a FermZilla pressure kit and stainless…
Best ofBest conical fermenters for homebrew (stainless and PET)
The best conical fermenter for your batch size: stainless and PET conicals compared by volume, material, valves,…
Best ofBest pressure fermenters and spunding valves for homebrew
The best pressure fermenter for homebrew: FermZilla, Kegmenter, VEVOR and corny kegs compared by listed pressure…
Best ofBest fermentation temperature controllers for homebrew
The best fermentation temperature controller for a fridge, freezer or glycol loop: Inkbird ITC-308 models compared by…
Best ofBest fermentation chamber setups: fridge, bag or glycol
The best fermentation chamber setup for your space: fridge plus controller, kegerator, cooler bag or glycol coil, with…
Best ofBest wort aeration and oxygenation kits for homebrew
The best wort aeration kit for your yeast and batch: pure-oxygen wands, air pumps and inline aerators compared by…
Best ofBest kegerators for homebrew (corny kegs, 1–3 taps)
The best kegerator for homebrew: Kegco, EdgeStar and VEVOR compared by taps, corny keg fit, couplers and temperature…
Best ofBest homebrew keg systems: kegs, CO2 and regulator kits
The best homebrew keg system for switching from bottles: starter kits, corny kegs, mini kegs, regulators and CO2 tanks…
Best ofBest CO2 regulators for kegging homebrew
The best CO2 regulator for kegging: Taprite, Kegco, KOMOS, VEVOR and more compared by working range, relief point,…
Best ofBest beer faucets for kegerators and keezers
The best beer faucet for a kegerator or keezer: Perlick, Intertap, Nukatap and more compared by forward sealing, flow…
Best ofBest bottle cappers for homebrew: bench and wing
The best bottle capper for homebrew: bench and two-lever cappers compared by 26 and 29 mm cap fit, bottle height…
Best ofBest beer guns and counter-pressure bottle fillers
The best beer gun or counter-pressure bottle filler for bottling from a keg: Tapcooler, Nukatap, Eagle, Medusa and…
Best ofBest hydrometers for homebrewing (with test jars)
The best hydrometer for homebrewing: triple-scale glass and polycarbonate hydrometers and test jar kits compared by SG…
Best ofBest refractometers for brewing: optical and digital
The best refractometer for brewing compared by Brix range, stated accuracy, ATC and alcohol correction, from budget…
Best ofBest digital hydrometers: Tilt, RAPT Pill and alternatives
The best digital hydrometer for homebrew: Tilt, Tilt Pro Mini and the KegLand RAPT Pill compared by range, stated…
Best ofBest pH meters for brewing: mash, wine and kombucha
The best pH meter for brewing compared by stated accuracy, ATC, calibration and probe type, plus when cheaper test…
Best ofBest brewing sanitizers and cleaners (used per the label)
The best brewing sanitizer and cleaner picks: Star San, iodophor, PBW, OneStep and more, compared by label dose, rinse…
Best ofBest grain mills for homebrewing: 2-roller and electric
The best grain mill for homebrewing compared by rollers, gap range, hopper size and drive: hand crank, drill or a…
Best ofBest dry yeast for IPA and pale ale (maker data)
The best dry yeast for IPA and pale ale compared by maker temperature range, dose and attenuation: US-05, BRY-97,…
Best ofBest wine yeast for home winemaking, mead and cider
The best wine yeast compared by maker data: EC-1118, 71B, D-47, RC212, Red Star Premier strains, Uvaferm CEG and mead…
Best ofBest yeast nutrients for mead, wine and beer
The best yeast nutrient for mead, wine and beer: Fermaid O, Fermaid K, Go-Ferm, DAP blends, energizers and beer…
Best ofBest wine making kits: ingredient kits and equipment sets
The best wine making kit for home: 6-gallon ingredient kits, equipment sets and 1-gallon kits compared by batch size,…
Best ofBest hard cider kits: 1-gallon, 2-gallon and 6-gallon
The best hard cider kit for home: 1-gallon juice kits, 2-gallon mixes and 6-gallon concentrate kits compared by size,…
Best ofBest mead making kits (and what to add to them)
The best mead making kit for a first honey wine: 1-gallon kits compared by contents and what you still need, plus the…
Best ofBest kombucha starter kits (with the safety steps)
The best kombucha starter kit for a 1-gallon batch, compared by contents and what you still need, with…