Nick from Texas

[Chappy6107]

Hi all,
i am from little elm, tx. i have brewed 3 batches. all my batches were lme kits from my local shop. 1st 2 were american style muntons kit and mr beer kit and 3rd was an amber ale also muntons kit i think. the american muntons was not good. the mr beer kit was good but tasted like corona, and the amber ale was ok. i have been listening to basic brew video/radio and wanted to try some small batch experiments to get me on the right track of what i would like to brew. all my drinking life i have been a typical coors/miller/bud drinker with occasional zeigan bock and new castle stints. i would like to open up my taste buds to the wonderful world of homebrew, but i am not quite a hop head yet. the other day i tried a westmalle trappist triple and lets just say it was good but my taste buds are not ready for that yet. lol right now my current stock is 3 lbs of light dme, 3 oz cascade pellets, whitelabs 001 yeast vial, 2 1 gallon carboys, 1 6.5 gallon carboy, 1 bottling bucket, racking cane / hose / bottle filler, lots of swing top bottles, 6 corny kegs, kegorator(currently w/budlight) i know, iknow!!! 16qt brewpot and turkey fryer stand/burner.

 

[Maveric777]

Welcome to HBT!

 

[DragonTail]

Welcome

 

[Carrion]

Another Texan. Welcome to HBT!

 

[TexasStu]

Another Texan. Welcome!
Ever try Sierra Nevada Pale Ale? I'd make something along those lines and use what you have. I (personally) like the Coopers (as far as kits go) and I'd recommend the Australian Pale Ale which I did for my first batch and added a couple ounces cascade hops (dry hop) 6 or so days after pitching the yeast. It might be too much hops for some, reduce to 1oz if you aren't sure. It rocked. I am almost out and I need to make more. It will be one of my mainstays I believe.
Partial mashes are something that won't take a lot of equipment but will allow more customization and you might want to try that too. There are some good tutorials on here.
Enjoy!

 

[skelegirl]

Welcome to HBT!

 

[Chappy6107]

thanks all, i see lots of texans here. texasStu, i have never tried sierra nevada, but have read lots about others loving it, so it is on my list. i was thinking of just going to the flying saucer to try a little bit of hoppy beer, malty beer and some in between. dont they have a sampler, so to speak.

 

[TexasStu]

Dunno. When I went down to Houston recently we just went ot St. Arnold's.
I've heard they have an excellent selection though!
Spec's also sells Sierra Nevada (a few types) if you would rather not drive afterwards.