What Brewing (or beer) Goodies Did Santa Bring You?

[BierMuncher]

My boss handed me a $25 Gift card to Borders so it was a no brainer.

Within 10 minutes, I had the $25 spent and got free shipping.

These are officially my first brewing X-mas presents:





How bout you all. What'd ya get (beer related)?

 

[TheJadedDog]

I'll tell you in a week since no one seems willing to give me anything early
I think I am just getting some brewing books and I'll probably get a gift certificate to somewhere so I can buy some perlicks.

 

[Professor Frink]

Still crossing my fingers to see if get my grain mill...

 

[PseudoChef]

I am 99.9% certain Santa's elves are making me a Shirron. I just haven't received it yet.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

I've asked Santa for an electric chalkboard to put above my kegerator. But then, I asked for that for my birthday three weeks ago and didn't get it then, either......

 

[rdwj]

I've asked mrs. santa for some Edmond Fitzgerald. I don't think I'll get anything brewing related because I'm concentrating all efforts on completing the basement. So, most likely, I'll get gift cards from Home Depot and Menards

You'll like radical brewing - fun book

 

[rdwj]

I've asked Santa for an electric chalkboard to put above my kegerator. But then, I asked for that for my birthday three weeks ago and didn't get it then, either......

What function does a charlboard offer that electric makes better?

 

[Soulive]

So far Santa (me) has brought the Barley Crusher and money for keggle. From others I've received ingredients and an IC. I will probably get some gift cards for brew supply stores. I want the new Palmer/Jamil book as well so hopefully that'll make its way under the tree...

 

[uwjester]

Looks like I'll be getting a food saver, maybe an oxygen pump, and Brewing Classic Styles. I guess there's an outside chance I'll get those weird/funky Sam Adams glasses, but I was only half serious when I mentioned them. Still pretty exciting.

 

[TexLaw]

I got a refractometer and the ultimate "I don't know what in the world to get you from that store so here's some money" gift.

The refractometer is totally awesome! I now know the SG of damn near everything in my house.

And, you'll love "Radical Brewing." It's a great book, and Randy is a great guy.


TL

 

[Rhoobarb]

... electric chalkboard...

Man, I remember them! They kicked butt until their bass player, Stumpy Joe, died. Choked on his own puke, IIRC.

I'll be getting $$$ from Santa this year and it's going straight into tricking out my keezer! My first stop will be to pick up one of those discounted drip trays from Forrest at AHB!

 

[jdoiv]

Santa brought me a new grain mill (out of necessity though). That led to wood, supplies, a black and decker work table and a cordless jigsaw to complete the project. I'm (I mean Santa is) now scoping out a 20 cf freezer on CL for a kegerator project.

 

[PseudoChef]

Oh yeah, he's also bring me a foodsaver...I'll use it for hops/small amounts of grains, but I'll use it ten times as much for actual food saving.

 

[caskconditioned]

Something I've been wanting for many, many, years... an Angram Beer Engine a.k.a. hand pump.

I'm thinking about buying a small fridge that will fit x2 cornys (sanyo) and building a cabinet on top so that I can clamp the beer engine on and keep the pump unit cool.

 

[Professor Frink]

Tonight the girlfriend surprised me with a chest freezer and a ranco controller. Time to upgrade to 3 taps and start lagering!

 

[Bulls Beers]

Santa want's me to start kegging and brewing outside. So a kegerator w/corny kegs, regulator, tank and burner will be on the list..

 

[BlindLemonLars]

Man, I remember them! They kicked butt until their bass player, Stumpy Joe, died. Choked on his own puke, IIRC.

I thought it was somebody else's puke he choked on? Or was that the drummer? (No...he died in a bizarre gardening accident.)

 

[clemson55]

I got the intermediate kit from Midwest supplies plus a couple of their recipe kits, bottles, and other stuff needed. Santa came early.

 

[Lil' Sparky]

Ohhhh, only this.



And that long, skinny wrapped package is a thrumometer.

 

[Seabee John]

I got a brand new shiny co2 gas regulator for the kegerator that I visit often... and a grain mill (snuck it outa Santas bag when she wasn't lookin')

 

[tbulger]

March Pump and stainless ball valves! working on my stand now.

 

[HenryHill]

Wife's pretty tight lipped about stuff like that-on the other hand, she's made clear that she has directed other family members to gift card the LHBS to me.

This reminds me- I haven't had a chance to even think what to get her-working last 17 days straight-and on to Sunday-gives me Monday to start shopping....

 

[Ryan_PA]

I told my family polyanna either a new oxygenation kit or a couple books.

Hey Munch, I may be displaying my own stupidity here, but I thought the recipies in that Jamil/Palmer book were extract and you were AG. I know you can do the conversions, but correct me if I am wrong on either or both accounts.

 

[Kai]

He's up in the air: he might pick up a barley crusher, but our lhbs is basically across the street and their crush is acceptable; he might pick up most of a draft system, but the student-loan fairy would have to supply the CO2 tank and the craigslist (. . .)elf(?) would cover the fridge.

stocking stuffers from the exotic united states include 5.2 stabiliser, star-san, US-05, inline aquarium hepa . . .

 

[Short Drive]

A March pump. The 809-HS. It will arrive Christmas Eve.

 

[BierMuncher]

...Hey Munch, I may be displaying my own stupidity here, but I thought the recipies in that Jamil/Palmer book were extract and you were AG. I know you can do the conversions, but correct me if I am wrong on either or both accounts.

I think it leans toward AG with extract conversion "footnotes". I know during his broadcasts on the brewing network, he talks all-grain.

 

[Chriso]

I doesn't get any presents from my SWMBO yet.... she just started her job, and her first paycheck comes 3 days after xmas, 3 days before mortgage is due. So all our base is belong to US Bank.

But she said the sexiest thing last night. "For Christmas next year, I want to save some money and turn the basement into your brewery. We'll have grain bins hung on the walls and storage everywhere.... we'll get you a nice fridge for kegs, and a big CO2 tank somewhere out of the way. You'll probably need lots of new lights, and maybe even a vent hood, right?"

I love my SWMBO.

 

[98EXL]

Parts for a CFC, and I dunno what else

 

[homebrewer_99]

I got some yeast...no pun intended...

I received 2 stir bars the other day.

I'm expecting a set of 60 test tubes with stoppers and a rack any day now...that will allow me to get rid of the baby food jars. The test tubes will take up less room...more room for beer in the fridge.

I have a couple bids in on eBay for some tap handles...too iffy.

Let me know how that second book is. I've never seen that one.

 

[BierMuncher]

...Let me know how that second book is. I've never seen that one.

Edwort said it was a good read.

I guess it's just Jamil and Palmer, putting down exact recipes that he's (Jamil) won with and talking beer...

My kind of reading.