{"id":690,"date":"2009-11-05T19:14:44","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T03:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=690"},"modified":"2009-11-05T19:16:11","modified_gmt":"2009-11-06T03:16:11","slug":"homebrewing-holiday-season-gift-ideas-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/05\/homebrewing-holiday-season-gift-ideas-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebrewing Holiday Season Gift Ideas 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"beersmith\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/05\/homebrewing-holiday-season-gift-ideas-2009\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-702\" title=\"xmas_beer_web\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/xmas_beer_web.jpg\" alt=\"xmas_beer_web\" width=\"201\" height=\"293\" \/>As we enter the holiday season, many of you will be assembling your gift lists for 2009. Here are some gift ideas for your favorite brewer from BeerSmith:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\">BeerSmith Home Brewing Software<\/a> &#8211; $21.95 &#8211; Our own homebrewing recipe software<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/barley_crusher.htm\">The Barley Crusher<\/a> &#8211; $109.95 &#8211; Dual roller 7lb malt mill for crushing grains<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/Beginning-Homebrew-Kit_p_352.html?AffId=18\">Beer Starter Kit<\/a> &#8211; $69.99 &#8211; Basic beer brewing starter kit for new brewers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/How-To-Brew-John-Palmer_p_1084.html?AffId=18\">How to Brew Book<\/a> &#8211; $19.99 &#8211; A great introduction to brewing for beginners by John Palmer (<a href=\"..\/2008\/10\/13\/an-interview-with-brewing-author-john-palmer\/\">interview<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/516quotquot-Auto-Siphon-_p_825.html?AffId=18\">The Auto Siphon<\/a> &#8211; $11 &#8211; Makes siphoning from one container to another easy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/Jet-Bottle-Washer_p_996.html?AffId=18\">Jet Bottle Washer<\/a> &#8211; $12.99 &#8211; A personal favorite of mine &#8211; fast way to clean bottles<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/Homebrew-Kegging-System_p_69.html?AffId=18\">Home Kegging System<\/a> &#8211; $99 or $159 complete with tank &#8211; Stop messing with bottles (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/14\/how-to-keg-homebrew-beer\/\">keg article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/Blichmann-Beer-Gun_p_778.html?AffId=18\">Blichmann Beer Gun<\/a> &#8211; $75 &#8211; An easy way to fill bottles directly from a kegging system (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/02\/the-beer-gun-and-counter-pressure-fillers-bottling-beer\/\">article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/Designing-Great-Beers-Ray-Daniels_p_1086.html?AffId=18\">Designing Great Beers Book<\/a> &#8211; $19.95 &#8211; Book on recipe design by Ray Daniels for intermediate\/advanced brewers &#8211; a classic!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/9-Stainless-Steel-Domed-False-Bottom_p_1011.html?AffId=18\">9&#8243; Stainless Domed False Bottom<\/a> &#8211; $24 &#8211; To convert your 5 gal Igloo Cooler into a Mash Tun (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/05\/all-grain-beer-brewing-with-an-infusion-mash-setup\/\">article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/Original-Brown-Growler-2-Liter_p_1077.html?AffId=18\">2 Liter Growler<\/a> &#8211; $32 &#8211; So you can pour kegged beer and take it to a friend&#8217;s house<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/Radical-Brewing-Randy-Mosher_p_1088.html?AffId=18\">Radical Brewing book<\/a> &#8211; $19.95 &#8211; Randy Mosher&#8217;s eclectic book on a wide variety of brewing topics and styles (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/10\/radical-brewing-by-randy-mosher-book-review\/\">article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/5-2-PH-Stabilizer_p_386.html?AffId=18\">5.2 pH Stabilizer<\/a> &#8211; $13.99 &#8211; A great way to stabilize the pH of your mash for all grain brewers (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/05\/beer-ph-hard-water-treatment-for-brewing\/\">article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/Erlenmeyer-Flask-2000ml_p_1250.html?AffId=18\">2 liter Erlenmeyer flask<\/a> &#8211; $22 &#8211; For making properly sized yeast starters (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/01\/making-a-yeast-starter-for-your-home-brew-beer\/\">article<\/a>) or washing yeast (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/25\/yeast-washing-reusing-your-yeast\/\">article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/9-Gallon-Stainless-Steel-Brew-Pot_p_274.html?AffId=18\">9 Gallon Stainless Pot<\/a> &#8211; $69.99 &#8211; Large enough to do full boil 5 gallon all grain batches<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/Wort-Chiller_p_500.html?AffId=18\">Wort Chiller<\/a> &#8211; $65 &#8211; For quickly cooling your beer after boiling (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/20\/chilling-your-brew-building-an-immersion-chiller\/\">article<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/AIH-Recipes_c_190.html?AffId=18\">Beer Ingredient Kits<\/a> &#8211; $Varies &#8211; You do need the ingredients if you want to make beer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewing.org\/New-Brewing-Lager-Beer-Gregory-J-Noonan_p_1087.html\">New Brewing Lager<\/a> &#8211; $19.95 &#8211; An updated version of Noonan&#8217;s classic book on brewing lagers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/beersmith-home-brewing-guide\/\">The BeerSmith Home Brewing Guide<\/a> &#8211; Free! &#8211; Our free online guide to brewing with dozens of articles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Many of the links above are to Adventures in Homebrewing, a sponsor of this site, though many brewing supply stores also carry these products)<\/p>\n<p>If you have your own brewing holiday gift ideas for this season, be sure to drop us a comment below. Have a great holiday season &#8211; and thanks again for visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\">BeerSmith Home Brewing Blog<\/a>. As always, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/subscribe\">subscribe <\/a>for regular email delivery if you enjoyed this post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A collection of holiday gift ideas for home brewers as we enter this 2009 holiday 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