Did anybody get any good homebrewing Christmas presents. My awesome wife got me a bottle drying rack, and a really cool homebrewing journal. I gave my father-in-law a six-pack of the latest coffee stout that I brewed (Addicted Coffee Stout from September/October Zymurgy) and he loved it. I hope that everyone else gave and received some good brew related gifts.
Merry Christmas!
Samuel Adams Utopias 10th Anniversary.
I got a personalized wooden beer flight with 4 sample glasses, Yeast by White & Zainasheff and a Glenmorangie Discovery Pack (750ML of orig 10 yr and 3 50ML bottles of the 12 yr range, Lasanta (Sherry finished), Quinta Ruben (Port finished) and Nectar D’Or (Sauternes finish)).
not a bad haul!
I also got Yeast by JZ/White. And designing great beers by Ray. TY wifey!
Got my father-in-law a bottle of the Lasanta. They headed to Mexico right after the get-together so I had to bring it home for him. It keeps staring at me!
I got a gift cert to the LHBS at a Yule party, and one from my daughter for Square One brewery and distillery in St Louis.
barley crusher, 10 gallon 2-port kettle and a Blichmann floor burner… I treated myself well this season. Wife says I can only buy ingredients next year. OK, deal…
Wow!
Nothing beery for me, but then I don’t really need anything. Good Christmas though. 
Santa brought me a flight of Deschutes The Abyss bombers, 2007-2012. Looking forward to aging them and starting a new X-mas beverage tradition.
I got a March pump and the hops book by Stan H.
I got a 1-liter engraved boot from my wife and son, along with a NB shirt and $100 gift card to Northern Brewer. I’m drinking some Samichlaus from my boot as we speak. Now I need to figure out what to spend my gift card on. Leaning towards a grain mill, but a pH meter and refractometer are also high on my list.
A family friend obviously hit up my Amazon wish list and got me Wild Brews, Brewing Better Beer and Brew Like a Monk. Got lots of reading to do
I hope everyone had a great Christmas!
My awesome wife gave me grain mill! I also gave some BVIP as gifts. Really looking forward to my new mill, that corona one was exhausting. Will have to brew something special for her.
My parents gave me a copy of Extreme Brewing by San Calagione. None of this would’ve been possible if my girlfriend’s parents wouldn’t have given me a Mr. Beer kit last Christmas. Now I’m so hooked I’m on my 24th batch, been all grain since June.
My girlfriend got me “Brewing Better Beer”. I told my dad about it and he said, “She trying to tell you something?” haha, I laughed.
I also got my dad a brewing starter kit from Northern Brewer. They had a deal where if you bought a 5 gallon kettle and a dead ringer kit, you get the brewing equipment free…unbelievable; saved like 90 bucks.
A new Auber PID with a timer for my liquid fermentation chamber. The Ranco will be going
to the son-in-law.
Due to some confusion between family members, I received two Blichmann floor burners! Since my production isn’t too high, I don’t think having two burners is the best use of my resources so I think I’ll return one and get credit towards a grain mill. Compared to my old turkey fryer burner, the Blichmann looks like a thing of beauty! I can’t wait to try it out.
Got some great stuff, really made out this year!
10 gallon aluminum pot, Bayou Classic jet burner, a barley crusher, and a temp controller. All-grain, here I come!
Got the new Hops book and a microscope. Time to go super nerd.
Well, I got a two tap tower, Thermopen, a couple good books, and a 30gallon boilermaker. (first step to our 1bbl sytem)
That thermopen is lightening fast.
All kinds of goodies over here but most notably, a refractometer, a 5000 ml Erlenmeyer Flask, 2 awesome growlers and a set of Odell stemmed glasses! Make beer, transport beer, drink beer!
My wife got me “Beer Lovers New England” by Norman Miller. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0762779969 Looks like it’s going to be a great reference for brewery-hopping this spring and Summer.
She also got me a document box, with hanging files and folders. I know, not really a brewing present, but she constantly hears me complaining about all the paper in the brewhouse ( i.e. basement ). Between recipes, water reports, certificates, other misc notes, etc., it’s a mess. Probably going to be one of the more useful “brewing” gifts I got.