What did Santa bring you?

[Culln5]

......I'm not sure yet because I'm the only one up!

 

[Fedora]

I'm the only one up too. I hope it's a new set of tires for my truck. But I'm pretty sure it's a coffee pot. Merry Christmas HBT.

 

[unionrdr]

I gotta wrap a couple gifts yet. Son & his fiance are supposed to stop over this morning. Had to finish getting ready for that. Wife & I are only ones up...Merry Christmas, y'all!

 

[brian4508]

Mrs Claus made Santa Claus get a whole new brewery setup with his bonus. (3) 20 gallon Bru Gear pots with herms and false bottom, two pumps, 2 new burners, tri clover sanitary fittings, plate chiller, etc. ordered everything last weekend and pieces are starting to filter in! Since Santa is always doing things for others with his bonuses, she wouldn't let him do anything but a brewery this time (like she had to twist his arm). With the goal of going all electric by the end of next year! Oh, and some new underwear!

Happy holidays everyone!

 

[JohnSand]

Socks, underwear, and a knife. Just like when I was a kid.

 

[jspain3]

I got the following:

-"Beer, Food, and Flavor" by Schuyler Schultz
-Collaboration No. 4 Saison by Boulevard and Ommegang
-2 bottle openers
-Subscription to a Rare Beer of the Month Club

And my favorite...

A hand drawn picture of me in 'Beer Wonderland' by my 6 year old. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1419518442.219405.jpg
The beer on the right is corked BTW. I love her attention to detail.

 

[mblanks2]

Mrs Claus made Santa Claus get a whole new brewery setup with his bonus. (3) 20 gallon Bru Gear pots with herms and false bottom, two pumps, 2 new burners, tri clover sanitary fittings, plate chiller, etc. ordered everything last weekend and pieces are starting to filter in! Since Santa is always doing things for others with his bonuses, she wouldn't let him do anything but a brewery this time (like she had to twist his arm). With the goal of going all electric by the end of next year! Oh, and some new underwear!

Happy holidays everyone!

Sounds like Mrs. Claus is AWESOME!

 

[Eugenio]

 

[TheCADJockey]

I asked for recipe kits from norther brewer for my little 5 gallon partial mash production. I got two kits. A 10 gallon igloo mash tun with all the fixins, a 5 gallon keg, a 2.5 gallon keg, bottle and Carboy drying racks, beer cling labels, tons of caps, ipa glassware. Just. Overwhelmed. Time to step up my game...

"We're gonna need a bigger pot..."

 

[brian4508]

Sounds like Mrs. Claus is AWESOME!

She is. Two years ago we started a commercial hop farm with our friends (2+ acres and growing) and now this. Whatever the payback is with her in the future, it will be worth it!

 

[brian4508]

I got the following:

-"Beer, Food, and Flavor" by Schuyler Schultz
-Collaboration No. 4 Saison by Boulevard and Ommegang
-2 bottle openers
-Subscription to a Rare Beer of the Month Club

And my favorite...

A hand drawn picture of me in 'Beer Wonderland' by my 6 year old. View attachment 244237
The beer on the right is corked BTW. I love her attention to detail.

That rocks any gift on here! Your a lucky dad!!

 

[trussell]

A portable phone charger, Amazon Fire TV and a season of Brew Dogs to stream on it. "Hello, How are you?"

Bonus made a starter last night and brewing tomorrow.

 

[JonM]

I have a birthday a couple days before Christmas, so I scored double. I received copies of Yeast, Hops and Malt (to go with Water, which I read last year) and a very generous gift card to Northern Brewer, which I promptly put toward the purchase of their new Maelstrom stir plate. I was planning on getting the Vortex one, but at the retail store, they had a Maelstrom demo on the counter showing it effortlessly (and quietly) spinning 5L of liquid, so I opted for that.

We shall see what Santa has in store when we get to the in-laws' later today. Merry Christmas, all!

EDIT: And due to an unforseen menu change for Christmas Eve dinner, my Mom asked SWMBO and me "Would you be able to use that 4 lb. rib roast?" Yes. Yes we will. Now the question is: Do I cook it as a roast, or slice it into two 2-inch thick, bone-in rib steaks?

 

[brewbama]

A grain mill!


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[SteveH aka shetc]

My son has become a pallet wood working phenom. I received this today for Christmas.

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[Yellowirenut]

BOOKS!

Also new underwear and pajamas.

 

[shelly_belly]

Miss Santa gave me 'American Sour Beers', grains and yeast for 2 5gal batches and a grilled cheese sandwich!

 

[grrickar]

Hydrometer and a Oxygenator 2.0 kit.

 

[tferranti]

A beer gun

 

[Culln5]

How did they know? They didn't! That's why I got 3 gift cards to my lhbs and 1 to the our local craft beer store! Perfect gifts!

 

[Hello]

Not sure yet because we're waiting on someone else to get here to open gifts. I didn't ask for much but I know I got my LL bean slippers because they shipped them with obvious stickers.

I hope everyone is having a great day so far.

 

[bford]

Woohoo....

Got a bench bottle capper
one of those metal thingees for adding hops to a boil
fastrack tray system for cleaning bottles
64 oz glass growler
Starsan

Sweet... I need to bottle tomorrow!

 

[philipCT]

A set of eight tasting glasses. Now I have to up my game and figure out how to keep four or five beers on tap all the time.

Also, fast racks and trays for my bombers. Have 'em for the 12oz bottles and I love them.

 

[govner1]

Porsche Design cigar lighter, wireless headphones, &
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[benco]

100 pounds of grain and a growler!

 

[MindenMan]

Mrs Claus made Santa Claus get a whole new brewery setup with his bonus. (3) 20 gallon Bru Gear pots with herms and false bottom, two pumps, 2 new burners, tri clover sanitary fittings, plate chiller, etc. ordered everything last weekend and pieces are starting to filter in! Since Santa is always doing things for others with his bonuses, she wouldn't let him do anything but a brewery this time (like she had to twist his arm). With the goal of going all electric by the end of next year! Oh, and some new underwear!

Happy holidays everyone!

Okay, I'm happy for you, what a great wife. She got you electric underwear.

 

[JayB68]

Wife got me a quad 1 gal fermentor kit for doing experimental batches and a marks keg washer.

 

[jhoneycutt]

I'm the only one up too. I hope it's a new set of tires for my truck. But I'm pretty sure it's a coffee pot. Merry Christmas HBT.

I'd love a new set for mine too but so far I've only got woke up too early lol.

 

[HopinJim]

Got a kit for doing 1-gal test batches and an oxygenation set-up (wand, stone, tubing, regulator). Other stuff too, but that was the beer-related stuff...all that I ask for! Now...what recipe to try first....

 

[clint404]

My amazing wife got me a broken in 3rd edition of John Palmers's "How to Brew" and $50 gift card to www.barleynvine.com my LHBS!!! Love her!