Tater -
Are you looking for suggestions on what to buy? or where?

On the "what" side, I would encourage you to invest in a floor corker,
rather than a hand corker. Yes, I know the hand corkers are less
money. I've used both -- the floor corker is by far the best
investment I've made in terms of winemaking stuff. You don't see a
lot of used floor corkers, mainly because the people that buy them
keep them. There's no need to "trade up", they don't wear out. I
don't think that implies that they are either very expensive or coat-
racks. Look at it this way -- if you decide at some point that you
really don't want or need a floor corker, there is bound to be someone
willing to pay you good money for a used one. :-)

In terms of "where", there is a HBS in Rochester (Von Klopp Brew
Shop). I have not bought from them (I live in MPLS) but have heard
about them. If you are passing through MPLS/St Paul, either Midwest
Supplies (on the MPLS side) or Northern Brewer (on the St Paul side)
generally have good inventories of kits, carboys, etc. -- I can
recommend either of them.

Happy fermenting --

Doug