Huge Christmas haul!

[homebrewdad]

Let me preface this right now with the following statement: my wife is incredible.

For Christmas, I had asked for the gear I'd need to make the jump to all grain. She got me everything I was hoping for, and more (link is to the blog entry detailing the swag).

Needless to say, I am extremely excited, and can't wait to get going in the "big leagues".

 

[homebrewdad]

Anyone else care to brag on Santa / a significant other?

 

[iambeer]

My wife got me socks. They're nice.

 

[homebrewdad]

My wife got me socks. They're nice.

LOL I got my wife some socks... but she asked for them. Lots of silly patterns and the like.

 

[lumpher]

i got an awesome $25 lowes gift card

 

[iambeer]

i got an awesome $25 lowes gift card

Sweet. That's about 200 feet of 3/8 vinyl tube. Too bad Lowes doesn't sell nice socks.

 

[homebrewdad]

Cheez whiz, guys... you're mking me feel bad for you.

I had one more gift today when I got home from work. Turns out, she had two pint glasses custom made with my brewery name and a barley design etched on them. She was unhappy because they hadn't been delivered in time... like I could complain!

 

[iambeer]

Cheez whiz, guys... you're mking me feel bad for you.

I was kind of feeling bad for your thread because it's so awkward. Don't worry, I love my socks. My wife and I buy stuff for our kids' xmas which is very pleasurable to experience... and for ourselves we buy ourselves time off from our kids.

 

[homebrewdad]

I was kind of feeling bad for your thread because it's so awkward. Don't worry, I love my socks. My wife and I buy stuff for our kids' xmas which is very pleasurable to experience... and for ourselves we buy ourselves time off from our kids.

This was the first Christmas in a couple of years that we really went all out for one another. We have five kids, and always make sure to do ridiculous over the top Christmases for them. That has definitely meant less for the two of us in the past, but that's okay.

As for my thread... well, psh. I think that I should approach the webmaster about a custom title... something like "King of the Clunker Threads" would fit nicely.

 

[iambeer]

something like "King of the Clunker Threads" would fit nicely.

haha I've seen worse...

Pretty nice that you were able to treat each other ... Five kids, wow.. you deserve that loot and more.

 

[the_trout]

thats a nice haul man. congrats on the new gear and the swmbo!

 

[homebrewdad]

haha I've seen worse...

Pretty nice that you were able to treat each other ... Five kids, wow you deserve it.

Many long hours and extra web development projects this year allowed for it. And we still used some credit, which we hadn't planned on doing (bad on us).

 

[homebrewdad]

thats a nice haul man. congrats on the new gear and the swmbo!

Thanks, man. Yep, she's a keeper. I of course already knew this (seventeen years and five kids with a woman will clear that up), but it's worth saying again.

 

[rickski8014]

I got a TopTier, burner, burner adaptor kit(got a burner for my birthday last year),shelf, and march pump bracket. Also got a $50 gift card to buy the gas lines needed to complete the stand.

 

[jtejedor]

My wife got me an upgrade 10 pound co2 cylinder and a nicer tap rite regulator.

 

[homebrewdad]

My wife got me an upgrade 10 pound co2 cylinder and a nicer tap rite regulator.

I know nothing about kegging, but this sounds nice.

 

[Friedclutch]

I got a dual tap system for the garage fridge door. Also a stainless drip tray. Sweeeeeeet.

BTW. You're going to love beer Smith 2

 

[max384]

Awesome haul!!! For the third year in a row I got ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for Christmas!


However, no complaints from this guy. My wife and I used to go all out each Christmas trying to top each other. However, I'm a medical student and my wife is an underpaid part-time cop/college student. I have two kids to shop for. Three years ago we both agreed to skip on gifts to each other. About the same time period my sister and I also agreed to skip gifts (but I still get my nephew something and she still gets her nephews things). My parents are Jehovah's witnesses... So I only have my kids to buy gifts for. I don't get anything for myself, but I also save a ton on buying gifts. I have WAY more fun watching my kids open their presents anyhow.

Though to be fair I did brew my first all grain two days before Christmas, so I'll count that as my Christmas present to myself!

 

[unionrdr]

That's quite a haul! Looks like you aren't wanting for much after getting all that.

 

[homebrewdad]

That's quite a haul! Looks like you aren't wanting for much after getting all that.

Nope, I am sitting quite pretty right now.

 

[Hackwood]

Nice haul and YES she's a keeper.

Mine is as well. Santa/SWMBO got me: 20#CO2, 10#CO2, 4/4-1/2"shanks, regulator, ball-lock connectors, 5way CO2 splitter, 5 corney kegs and a SS hop basket. YES I had to make the list and point her in the right direction, but she made it all happen. Plus other spoilage from her I REALLY made out this year. (Her too. Her loot cost much more than mine did.)

 

[homebrewdad]

Nice haul and YES she's a keeper.

Mine is as well. Santa/SWMBO got me: 20#CO2, 10#CO2, 4/4-1/2"shanks, regulator, ball-lock connectors, 5way CO2 splitter, 5 corney kegs and a SS hop basket. YES I had to make the list and point her in the right direction, but she made it all happen. Plus other spoilage from her I REALLY made out this year. (Her too. Her loot cost much more than mine did.)

Awesome. Yeah, I spent more on her than she did on me, too. I still feel like I came out better.

 

[Hackwood]

Yeah, I spent more on her than she did on me, too. I still feel like I came out better.

HA HA Same here!

 

[Stauffbier]

Welcome to the all grain club homebrewdad! There's no looking back now!

 

[homebrewdad]

Welcome to the all grain club homebrewdad! There's no looking back now!

I know it, man... I am stoked!

 

[user 103238]

Congrats Homebrewdad, you were definitely spoiled!! Mine wasn't quite as fulfilling, but with a Blichmann floor burner, $100 gift card to Northern Brewer, and $100 Amazon gift card. Haven't yet decided what my next upgrade will be, but I suspect it will be a corker to bottle and cork some brews for special occasions.

Congrats again, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 

[tlg779]

Mine got me a march pump,pid tmp cont.,relay,contactor,and all the stuff to run my 50 amp dedicated circuit for my brew stand

 

[Braufessor]

I had a banner christmas as well - a couple of the things were bought a couple weeks ahead of time as a "well this can be for christmas" type gifts But, all the same - they are now mine. Basically, everything I got from anyone was beer/brewing related.
* 4 new kegs - 2 x 3 gallon, 2 x 5 gallon
* 2 Better bottles
* Pure O2 aeration setup
* Wildbrews book
* For the Love of Hops book (both books from sister)
* $100 gift card to N. Brewer from kids
* 4 glasses sent from son/gfriend sent from brewpub out east
* A big order of glassware including Imperial pint glasses, beer paddles with tasting glasses, and various other glassware - about 24-30 glasses total - basically replaced all of my old/crappy glassware behind my bar.

Helps that all the kids are grown and on their own. Definitely my best "brewing" xmas.

 

[grathan]

wow, someday my swmbo will see the error of her ways of not being supportive of my hobbies. In the meantime though, I got her a RO system, for christmas.

 

[unionrdr]

For her of course,you mean for you...