No brewing equip from any relatives. BUT I went ahead and splurged on myself and finished off my all-grain equipment. And I just bought a 7.2cu ft Frigidaire chest freezer off craigslist to start off my kegging setup. Damn this hobby gets expensive.
Got a Johnson Controls fridge controller, and a $50 certificate to NB. At least people listened to my suggestions this year, instead of ignoring them like last year.
SWMBO got me a refractometer and for my xmas gift to myself I got some more rubber stoppers, a 2000ml flask, and a Brew infuser I can't wait to dry hop something