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I've been looking for a Dever Pale Ale clone too. I haven't been able to find much information either. Here's one I put together that's pretty close to Jamil's ESB recipe. It turned out great. I didn't do a side by side so I'm not sure how close it was to the DPA though. You could start with...

What would lead to a build-up of this kind of pressure? Could the blow-off tube have been blocked or something?

There's nothing necessarily "creamy" about a cream ale. The corn is used to add fermentable sugar and lighten the body of the beer without adding color or strong flavors. Flaked corn needs to be mashed, so for extract you could use some corn sugar to get much of the same effect.

Yeah, that's what I meant. Maybe should have said cover charge rather than admission fee. Phunhog - Glad to see your state isn't stifling your ability to share homebrew with a larger audience.

This. One of the local homebrew shops was organizing a small craft-beer festival and invited homebrewers to bring and share their beer as well. Several months before the event the organizers contacted the state alcoholic beverages agency to enquire about any legal issues. They were given the...

I had a beer that I used WLP004 on turn out bad too. It was supposed to be an easy-drinking, smithwick's style, ale for a friend's wedding. The recipe was simple: Some 2-row pale, a little bit of crystal, a tiny bit of roasted barley, and goldings for bittering. Everything seemed to progress...

I think you have it backwards. 50lbs of LME would equal 40lbs of DME as the DME is more concentrated. So it's even closer than before. 50lbs LME bulk = $125.00 @ $2.50/lb 40lbs DME buld = $116.00 @ $2.90/lb

You really don't need two kettles to brew all-grain. I used a single, 8-gallon stainless kettle for three years. You can use it to heat your strike, then sparge water, and when it comes times to sparge just collect the runnings into a bottling bucket. After you've collected your pre-boil volume...

I've also read that victory malt will give an orange color as well. I used some in an IPA that I just bottled today.

I've found that my pale ales are usually at their best around 6-7 weeks. They're certainly drinkable at 4 weeks, but seem to get better as they age a little. I'm not sure that really helps with the problem you are having though.

I don't think you mentioned how soon you're drinking the beer. I've noticed in my own beers, that if I give them a few extra weeks in the bottle, the hop bitterness starts to come forward, and the sweetness dies down considerably.