Christmas Presents!

[HopSong]

I received a gift certificate.. Nothing to return cuz I already have one.. or cuz i don't need one. Love gc's.. Ya get what ya want.

 

[SittingDuck]

Gift certs are great if they know where you shop, or its generic. But I have gotten a few over the years to stores I have zero interest in.

 

[wailingguitar]

Bro got me a Bayou Classic cooker. I'm pretty jazzed. I didn't mind brewing on the electric stove top at our house -my 33qt tamale pot could sit on 2 burners and with both on HIGH got a nice boil- but this will make it much easier. Quicker heating, the ability to arrange things for easy use.. runoff straight to the kettle instead of pitchers, etc.

Not to mention that we will get a couple more pots for doing fish frys, gumbo, etc.

 

[wailingguitar]

Bayou Classic burner

 

[bernerbrau]

A brix refractometer, and ingredients for Feats of Strength Festivus Strong Ale.

 

[SittingDuck]

New kettle. I know, I already said that in another thread. But it's a nice kettle. And I'm post-whoring.

 

[TonyR]

I received 2 books:
The Craft of Stone Brewing Co.: Liquid Lore, Epic Recipes, and Unabashed Arrogance

The Homebrewer's Garden: How to Easily Grow, Prepare, and Use Your Own Hops, Malts, Brewing Herbs

Excited about trying to grow hops - we have a huge trellis covering an outside patio, got the OK with the landlord to let grow them over top.

 

[brewingmeister]

Lump of coal. It will really come in handy to get the boil going.

 

[phenry]

Some more glasses and a Yellow Snow t-shirt. Nothing brewing related, I really would have appreciated another 50# bag of 2-row though. Brewing 4 batches in 2 days really takes down your inventory quite fast.

 

[urbanmyth]

A new 6 gallon glass carboy with bung and airlock.

 

[fenners]

I got the same Craft of Stone Brewery book as TonyR, looks cool. Also got tap handles for my kegerator (Sierra Nevada & a "shortie" Dogfish Head one that doesn't fit...). And a cool DFH cap

 

[Dogzbone]

8 gallon conical fermenter from Mini Brew, Brewing classic styles and a LP burner and regulator from Agri Supply!

 

[EllisTX]

Not a thing! All I asked for was a 7bbl brewhouse....

 

[Sacdan]

I got "Brewing Better Beer", a bunch of Christmas Beers, and a brand new 5 gallon oak barrel. I just filled it with Whiskey and water. I will let it soak for a week or two until I can brew up a big Barleywine or RIS. I am stoked! Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[Teromous]

I got a beer kit that arrived just in time to get a starter going Friday and be brewed yesterday. Perfect timing. I had a nice starter going, but no activity in it this morning. The real present would be some airlock activity, but we all know how that is

Merry Christmas!

 

[TomSD]

Figured I had been good this year so I ordered myself a Blichmann Boilermaker. No time to brew on it this weekend but next weekend I'm all over my first BIAB attempt.

 

[Screwtape]

I got a burner of my choice from the wife. Don't know whether it's for me or her since she wants me out of her kitchen. Psyched none the less.

 

[Snowhere]

I just got a beer calendar! It works as I needed a calendar to put on my fermentation chamber to keep track of my brews with a quick glance!

 

[JuanKenobi]

Merry Christmas everyone! I got a refractometer and a "Zymgurgist" t-shirt, as well as a "I'm a homebrewer's daughter" shirt for my daughter and a boy version onsey for my unborn son!

 

[unionrdr]

I got one of those spray wands that hooks to the sink faucet. Looks like a low powered water drill. Gunna make cleaning FV's & brew kettles way faster.

 

[Hermit]

I got a rock.

I got "Brewing Better Beer", a bunch of Christmas Beers, and a brand new 5 gallon oak barrel. I just filled it with Whiskey and water. I will let it soak for a week or two until I can brew up a big Barleywine or RIS. am stoked! Merry Christmas everyone!

Wanna trade? I'm being stupid here because I've been assured it is a "magic rock", but ....

 

[rmullins]

20G Boilermaker

 

[unionrdr]

I got one of those spray wands from Midwest that hooks to the faucet for cleaning FV's & brew kettles,etc. Gunna make cleaning my fermenters 4 or 5 days faster,not to mention saving on PBW.

 

[sheeshomatic]

Merry Christmas all! Got my 60qt pot (off to bargain fittings tomorrow), a new perlick faucet and a laptop bag... Oh that's not related.

 

[Hermit]

20G Boilermaker

See above in case that poster turns down the offer. Slim chance he would pass on the magic rock though....

 

[Diver165]

6 pack of Chimay Blue. He even put it in the fridge for me!!! And a Chimay gift set with all 3 styles and a cool ass Chimay beer glass. Santa has good taste in brews!

Oh ... and 3 - 20gal Blichmanns and a false bottom.

Woot! woot!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas so far!!! Merry Christmas! And now it's time to make a pig of myself.

 

[biestie]

Thermapen, and enough gift certificates and money to make a big time haul... decisions.

 

[Nightbiker]

Alas, I didn't get any brewing-related gifts. But DID get a Kabar knife (I'll use it to skin and de-bone deer when I go hunting).

 

[IrregularPulse]

The wife and I just went in together on one gift. Opened it early on the 22nd

 

[Krane]

60 qt pot, $50 to my lhbs, and a stirplate/2l erlenmeyer flask...and that was only one side of my family last night. Also a really awesome wyeast poster with a listing of all their strains.