rjdunlap2
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i brewed a blonde ale and it is ready to be bottled but it looks just like the hefe i did last month dark and kinda orange it should be more golden or blonde what do i do
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chrisknight
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Its still beer right? 
What was your recipe?
What was your recipe?
Well it's probably because it was an extract brew. Extract brews come out darker in color. I never had light color brews until I went to all grain. There shouldn't be anything wrong with it, it's just a little darker.
boo boo
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Nothing you can do about this one now but bottle it.
See then if the colour is right. A larger volume in a carboy skewers the colour, so you might not be off at all.
See then if the colour is right. A larger volume in a carboy skewers the colour, so you might not be off at all.
Whiskey
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You can lighten an extract somewhat by waiting until the last 15-20 minutes to add the extract. I've been putting 1/2 lb in with the bittering (60 min) hop addition. Then the rest at 15.
+1. My wit looked great running through tubes yesterday but looks really dark in the carboy today.
rjdunlap2
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ok heres wht i did boiled about 3 gallons of water added the LME boiled it for like 25 30 min then added bittering hops boiled for another 20 30 min then added aroma hops boiled for a while then put in my wort chiller, cooled it then added it to the carboy
waterse
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With LME you will never get a true blond color. I brewed a wit which came out like a dark amber. But it should taste ok, just have ta live with a dirty blonde
ohiobrewtus
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Drink it anyway. Unless you're entering it into a competition, the color isn't really too significant as long as the beer is good!
