TreeFiddy
New Member
Hi Folks,
Google has brought me to this site more times than I can count and I decided I better get plugged in. I'm in Broomfield, Colorado between Denver and Boulder and originally from Wyoming.
My neighbor in Wyoming, who, ironically, really didn't like beer much, made countless beers at home and hooked me up on a regular basis. He even had me drinking New Belgium Trippel while I was mowing just so he could have the bottles!
I kept saying that I wanted to get into brewing someday and my darling wife made it happen by surprising me with a Cooper's brew kit last Christmas. Gotta love that woman! My first batch was their Lager. Expectations were low. Turned out great. Even family members who don't much like beer were into it because it was pretty sweet (a little too much for my tastes), but all in all I was happy with the results.
Since then, I've brewed the lager again and their English Bitter, which I really like. For the next batch, I'm skipping the sugar and going with malt extract . If I get that right, I'm moving on from the kits for a while and will see what John Palmer's instructions yield.
Anway, as you can see, I tend to be long-winded, especially after a number of these delightful English Bitters. Thanks for all the great advice so far. Hopefully, over time, I'll be able to reciprocate.
Cheers,
Mike
Google has brought me to this site more times than I can count and I decided I better get plugged in. I'm in Broomfield, Colorado between Denver and Boulder and originally from Wyoming.
My neighbor in Wyoming, who, ironically, really didn't like beer much, made countless beers at home and hooked me up on a regular basis. He even had me drinking New Belgium Trippel while I was mowing just so he could have the bottles!
I kept saying that I wanted to get into brewing someday and my darling wife made it happen by surprising me with a Cooper's brew kit last Christmas. Gotta love that woman! My first batch was their Lager. Expectations were low. Turned out great. Even family members who don't much like beer were into it because it was pretty sweet (a little too much for my tastes), but all in all I was happy with the results.
Since then, I've brewed the lager again and their English Bitter, which I really like. For the next batch, I'm skipping the sugar and going with malt extract . If I get that right, I'm moving on from the kits for a while and will see what John Palmer's instructions yield.
Anway, as you can see, I tend to be long-winded, especially after a number of these delightful English Bitters. Thanks for all the great advice so far. Hopefully, over time, I'll be able to reciprocate.
Cheers,
Mike
