So What Did You Get For Christmas 2007 ?

[Whistlingjack]

Nothing beer-related...

A digital photo frame...I can look at beer porn and pictures of beer.

A bedside lamp...saves fumbling for the beer glass in the dark.

Best of all, family and good times with them. Don't want to sound melancholy, but we lost one of our number during the year and this time it seems more important to be thankful for what we have...

Most of all, a time to RAHAHB...

WJ

 

[ausdb]

For Chrissy I got
1. Pasta Machine...the one that rolls the dough and makes the thick and thin sceti ( I have to buy the ravioli attachment .. h34r: )

Never mind buying a ravioli attachment !
can you fit at motor to the Pasta machine to speed up the operation or even modify it as a grain mill

Already got a great mill...but the idea of a 3phase pasta machine has entered my mind... B)

I actually managed to con Mrs ausdb for about 12 months that the Marga Mulino I had gone and bought was the same as the pasta maker I got from her parents as a chrissy pressie when I got into AG brewing :lol: I did try it to crush grain with the pasta maker but it was no good so went and found a marga and modded the heck out of it.

 

[tangent]

relax guys. In the immortal words of Joe Walsh, "it's on the fu<k-you finger!"

(seriously though, this one is way better than the last SWMBO)

 

[SJW]

Got nothing beer related for x-mas but talked the Mrs into letting me buy a NEW chest freezer at the GOOD GUYS in the sales yesterday. So now I can upgrade from a 2 keg setup to 4. And best of all can have my fermentation bar fridge back.

Steve

 

[Trough Lolly]

((snip))
3. Geelong Premiership DVD
One happy Rook

Hang onto that one son, It'll be a collectors item! Go Hawks!! :lol:

I got a 2yr subscription to BYO Mag, a filter kit and (hopefully) a bottle of CO2 from mykegonlegs to replace the one I emptied last night! :blink:

Cheers,
TL

 

[SJW]

How many kegs can I expect to get out of my co2 bottle? Its the large one (type D)?

Steve

 

[Trough Lolly]

No beer related stuff for me but a wonderful Xmas day all the same.

I bought myself three old dinosaurs of blow torches (my other obsession)

View attachment 16878



Batz h34r:

Hey Batz, maybe you could blowtorch the mash surface to bring out the melanoidins?!

 

[enoch]

Two 45 litre kegs.
Maggie Beer book.

 

[Fatgodzilla]

Santa was good to me this year.

1. 2 x False Bottoms (what every man needs when his wife asks " Does my bum loook big in these ??)
2. Mashmaster Thermometer to go into new M.T
3. Geelong Premiership DVD (the one with Bobby Davis in it ?)
4. Gary Ablett autobiography (written in mono syllables )
5. Geelong Premiership Polo Shirt
6. Geelong Premiership Stubbty Holder (like a stubby cool for ice tea ?)
7. Plain Polo Shirts - bet they were navy blue
8. T-Shirts (ditto)
9. Chocolates (soft centres, just like the Port Adelaide team)
10. A huge Kramer poster (what position he play in ?)
One happy Rook

Good luck to ya son !!

 

[newguy]

How many kegs can I expect to get out of my co2 bottle? Its the large one (type D)?

Not sure what a type D CO2 cylinder is. I have a 20lb cylinder (roughly 9kg), and I last replaced it in October 2006. The tank pressure gauge still reads 850 psi, the same as when I first got it. I know it's probably close to being empty, but it's probably good for a month at the very least. Once the tank pressure starts to drop all the liquid CO2 is gone. The cylinder doesn't last long after that.

According to my records, I've done 17 ten gallon (2 keg) batches in that time. So a 20lb cylinder is good for force carbonating and dispensing at least 34 kegs.

 

[petesbrew]

$120 towards a new mountain bike
New sunnies - handy for brewing outside
2 tshirts
Eagles of Death Metal Cd
Summer Heights High DVD
deodorant - a hint I guess
A dodgy candle
dodgy boxer shorts(with attached stubbie holder - woohoo! finally something beer related!),
and some really gross stuffed green olives in spirit vinegar in a decorative bottle - I tried one yesterday and gagged. SWMBO cracked up!

 

[Fents]

Summer Heights High DVD

Its all about Jona and his quote

Also forgot to add i got one of those 12 pack of international beer glasses they were selling in Target'(pronounced Tar gshae')...

4 x English Pub 473ml glasses
4 x Czech Pilsner 444ml glasses
4 x Bavarian Pilsner 562ml glasses

Nice one.

 

[Daawl]

From me to me

1x 19l cornie
1x mykegonlegs Co2 bottle
1x regulator
2x tap (plus line & fittings)

From SWMBO a JD hamper pack.

Its ALL GOOD

 

[petesbrew]

Its all about Jona and his quote

Also forgot to add i got one of those 12 pack of international beer glasses they were selling in Target'(pronounced Tar gshae')...

4 x English Pub 473ml glasses
4 x Czech Pilsner 444ml glasses
4 x Bavarian Pilsner 562ml glasses

Nice one.

I'm getting my arse up to Tar-gshae today to see if there's any of these packs left on sale!
Good score.

 

[glennheinzel]

I have to thank Josh at CraftBrewer for the lovely mini keg parka and SodaStream adaptor which I just unwrapped.

 

[slacka]

How many kegs can I expect to get out of my co2 bottle? Its the large one (type D)?

15kg lasted me just under 2 years drinking a 23L brew every 2-3 weeks.
I guess that's between 30 to 50 18L kes.

Sorry back to topic. Got a pair of those RC helicopters from the gadget shop.
Still saving to get a fermentation fridge.

 

[jimmy01]

Led Zep Double DVD Set (which I'm currently watching)

CD/Radio Player (Ideal for Brew Days)

Franziskaner & Weihenstephan Glasses

BWS cooler with Lager Beer Selection plus new edn of Beer Bible

Gift Card for use at Dan Murphys

Killer Sudoko Book (For use on AFD's I'd suggest)

George W Bush Countdown Calendar (386 Days left as of today)

3 Cricket Books & 1 Cricket DVD

Borat DVD

"Its Beer O'Clock" BBQ Apron

Far too much stuff really.

Happy New Year Everyone

Jimmy

 

[colinw]

Some good pressies ...

A Schoefferhofer branded weizen glass
A nice set of washable drink coasters
Enya .29-IV (5cc) and .35-III (5.8cc) model plane engines (reproduction limited release of classic 1960s control line engines)
Spitfire "short kit" - control line stunter wing kit for .15/2.5cc size engines (have to build scratch build rest of structure myself)
A new espresso machine
Some nice Belgian choccies.

 

[colinw]

Oh yeah, they make a sweet sound. The .35-III will be going in a Southwick Skylark. Not sure what to do with the .29-IV yet, its a bit 'hotter' than the .35 and in the day was commonly used for combat or B team race.

The good folks at Enya are torturing me. They have just re-released the Model 6001 .45-I, reputedly the best Enya control line stunt engine of them all. Lucky my birthday's coming up ...
http://www.enya-engine.com/store/index.php...products_id=444

 

[Doc]

Only thing beer related for me was a 5 gal keg parka.
On the other hand I did get some Effen Vodka

Doc