Brewing day
- Sanitizer - To sanitize all of your equipment.
- 6 gallon fermenter - For primary fermentation.
- Funnel or Tubing - To transfer from the brew kettle to the fermenter (pour or siphon)
- +3 gallon brew kettle - For boiling the mixture and making wort
- Thermometer - To monitor the temperature of the wort
- Hydrometer - To test the original gravity of your batch
- Paddle/spoon - Something to stir the boil with
- Timer - You need to know how long to boil and when to add ingredients
- Ice - After brewing, you will need to cool the wort. Putting the kettle in ice water to cool it faster
Transferring day (if you transfer)
- Sanitizer - To sanitize all of your equipment
- 5 gallon fermenter - For secondary fermentation
- Siphon tubing - To siphon the beer from your primary fermenter to your secondary
- Fermenter airlock - To lock oxygen out of fermenter while allowing other gases exit
Bottling day
- Sanitizer - To sanitize all equipment and bottles
- Bottles/caps - Make sure they are not twist-off bottles
- Bottle capper - How else did you expect the caps to get on?
- Bottle brush - If the bottles aren't clean, you'll need to clean them
- Siphon tubing - To siphon beer from fermenter to bottles
- Thermometer - To check temperature when recording final gravity
- Hydrometer - To measure the final gravity
- Priming sugar - Used to carbonate the beer while in the bottle
- Bottling wand - This allows you to easily control the flow while bottling
Nice to haves
- Auto siphon - This will make siphoning a breeze
- Log sheet(s) - Keep track of what you're doing. This is science after all!
- Checklist - Don't forget anything!
This list is mostly if you plan on doing extract brewing. You might need extra equipment for a full-grain setup. Also, this assumes you are using a kit that comes with necessary ingredients and a muslin bag.
Brew kits, which should supply much of the equipment, are available from various homebrew shops.