IPA Lacking Body?

[Yooper]

Birvine: I used 2 gals water, it still only produced 48 bottles, so I guess it was lake of crystal malt?

Yooper: that is great info on Coopers, and I have been looking @ all the kits on Austin Brew's site, spent about 4 hrs @ work the other day lokking @ all their kits. A friend and I will be ordering about 4 kits next week to save on shipping. Where are u wintering


Wow, what a great web site ya'll have here, makes a newbie feel more confidant knowing experts are just an email away. And sorry it takes me so long to reply, the wife confiscated the computer so doing this from my phone.

I'm near Rockport. I brought two kegs with me, so I'm ok so far! Actually HEB has a really good selection of beer (I was surprised) so I'm mixing it up with homebrew and good craft beers.

 

[TANSTAAFB]

I'm near Rockport. I brought two kegs with me, so I'm ok so far! Actually HEB has a really good selection of beer (I was surprised) so I'm mixing it up with homebrew and good craft beers.

Yooper's in Tejas? If you make it to the San Anton, San Marcos area let me know and I will give you the lowdown!!! You get outta the UP and we get an arctic front...that can't be coincidence...you brought it didn't you

 

[BBQnBrew]

How's the fishing? HEb does have decent selection, but you need to get to Houston and go to a Specs Liquor, they have an incedible selection, and run weekly specials on commercial microbrews, ie all Brooklyn Brewers beers were on sale for $6, normally $9, didn't xheck this wk because I have my own, daughter named it Smiley Face Brewers

 

[JasontheCanuck]

Specs can make a grown man cry with all the selection.

 

[TANSTAAFB]

Specs can make a grown man cry with all the selection.

Grown Man's wife can make grown man cry when she sees how much grown man spent on beer, delicious wonderful beer at Specs...mmmm beeeer

 

[Yooper]

How's the fishing? HEb does have decent selection, but you need to get to Houston and go to a Specs Liquor, they have an incedible selection, and run weekly specials on commercial microbrews, ie all Brooklyn Brewers beers were on sale for $6, normally $9, didn't xheck this wk because I have my own, daughter named it Smiley Face Brewers

The fishing sucks at the moment- in case you didn't notice it's been 20-30 degrees every night since Tuesday! Our house was a balmy 45 degrees yesterday morning. I already posted somewhere else that I'm glad I brought my summer weight long johns, as I've been wearing them.

I drove 1700 miles to get here- I'm not going back to Houston until I'm on my way home! I doubt I'll make it over to San Antonio this trip, because once it warms up a bit we're going to be spending all of our time in our kayaks and/or on the water. Today we're going to Port Aranasas for a Super Bowl party with friends we know from up north. But, next year, I will take all HBTers invites and travel a bit to drink good homebrew.

We're going to be leaving here on March 7. Anyway, sorry to steal your thread with talk of being a Winter Texan.

 

[Ravenshead]

Specs is a very dangerous place.

The last time my buddy and I went to the big one in Clear Lake he spent almost $200 on just two beers. (Sink the Bismark and Tactical Nuclear Penguin)

Yooper,
I used to live in Port Aransas. Let me know if you need any restaurant tips.

 

[JasontheCanuck]

Yooper, you a memeber on texaskayakfisherman.com? Some great insight there on fishing the coasts.

 

[JasontheCanuck]

Oh and if you want a particular beer, I make regular runs from Houston Area to Seadrift, if you wanted to meet me part way.

 

[Yooper]

You guys are awesome! Thanks for the tips.

I'll check into texaskayakfisherman.com! I got a couple of redfish on Monday right off of our pier (and some speckled trout) but that was before the weather turned cold.

I don't know where Seadrift is (I can look it up of course) but thanks for the offer!

 

[JasontheCanuck]

About 50 miles north on Hwy35. Its another good little fishing town.

 

[SouthernBrewMan]

I just cracked open some of my Rye IPA mini-mash kit brew from Austin HomeBrew and it turned out amazing. I had two friends taste it who are not normally beer drinkers and both of them said it tasted so good that I should just sell it! The kit was only my second brew!