Beer Battered Fish and Homemade Fries

I have a deep fryer I've never used so my brother and I decided to try out making our own homemade beer battered fish and chips! It was pretty delicious except it wasn't crispy enough (even though the picture makes it look pretty crispy). Next time I'll probably add some baking soda to the batter and increase the heat of the deep fryer.

Batter:
5 pieces of Tilapia (or any other white fish - halibut)
1 cup all-purpose flour + a little extra
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons paprika
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground pepper
1 egg, beaten,
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle of beer

Heat vegetable oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F. Rinse fish and pat dry. Sprinkle with pepper and cover with the extra flour.

Combine 1 cup of flour, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper in a bowl. Stir egg into dry ingredients. Gradually mix in beer until a thin batter is formed. Dip fish fillet into the batter, then drop one at a time into hot oil. Fry fish for approximately 4 minutes until it is golden brown. Drain on paper towel and serve warm.