Recent content by EBSDallas

OK, I drank a bunch of it. And it's as good or better than what I would have bought at the store. EBS

Cooper's Australian Lager. I was quite pleased with it. Now, on to the next batch!!!. EBS

Yesterday, I bottled the first batch of homebrew I've ever made. What I've learned, in no particular order, so far (please feel free to chip in your own thoughts): 1. I'm not going to mess with boiling the water/wort on an electric stove again. I'll use a propane burner. To get the...

Truble & Ivan: I had real good air lock activity, 1 burp/second or better for the first couple of days. It's down to about 3 burps/second now. I used the package of dry yeast Cooper's supplied with the kit, rehydrated in 90 degree water, pitched into +/- 75 degree wort. I rocked the carboy...

My first batch (Cooper's Australian Lager) has been in the secondary for about a week. I'm concerned about two things. 1. I boiled my wort on an electric stove and had a real hard time getting it to a rolling boild. The only way I could get there was to use a lid for the last ten minutes...

Well just outside of Dallas (Plano). I've been thinking about this for some time and finally decided to give it a try about two weeks ago. My first batch, Cooper's Australian Lager, has been in the secondary tank for almost a week. I still have a fair amount of activity on the airlock...