Equipment & ToolsFermentation Equipment Essentials: What You Need to Start Brewing at Home by John Brewster February 2, 2025 by John Brewster February 2, 2025 5 minutes readTo start fermenting at home you need roughly $60–100 worth of equipment: a fermentation vessel with airlock, an auto-siphon, a hydrometer, a thermometer, and sanitizer. That covers a complete 5-gallon batch from start to bottled beer. Read more