Hello From Another Texas Newbie!

[McHaven]

Greetings folks,

I'm Mick. I'm a Park Ranger here in Texas, an avid motorcyclist and musician. I've been wanting to homebrew for years, and finally had the disposable income to purchase equipment a few months ago. I borrowed equipment from my boss first and brewed a Northern Brewer Cream Ale kit in June. It turned out well, but it wasn't fully carbonated. After that, I bought my own brewkit (Northern Brewer Deluxe, 2 glass carboys, bucket, etc). My second brew was a Belgian Dubbel. It's currently in its 2nd week of bottle conditioning.

I'm looking into what my 3rd brew will be. I'm leaning towards a Stout or Porter, but its not quite cold enough in Texas to maintain the fermentation temperature without racking up a huge electric bill.

Anyway, greetings!

 

[Dkmount721]

Hey bud welcome to the forums.

I use a swamp cooler setup. Helps quite a bit.

 

[Kegcowboy]

Hi Mick, Check us out when you are in Houston we are always willing to help.

 

[DoctorDuvel]

Welcome, Mack. My first all-grain was the NB cream ale kit. I screwed it up haha