I have been extract brewing now for about 10 months and have had some success brewing a Belgian Witbier. I most recently brewed a Irish Dry Stout and after 2 weeks in the primary (66-68 degrees). Even after 2 weeks it seems like the beer is a bit light and still has a hint of sweetness to it. It always seems that even when I nail the fg on the dot there are still some unfermented sugars being that it has a bit of sweetness to it. It seems like the bittering flavor of the hops I'm using (Hallertau) does not come through much. I then carbed it with CO2 at 10 psi for a week. Once I got my mixed gas tank I had it carb for about 10 days at 30 psi mixed gas I noticed that the beer still tastes a little sweet. Plus, it came out a bit on the light side. The color is a dark brown after steeping grain to extract the color, but there is not enough body as I would expect with a stout. Based upon the BJCP style guidelines and my experience drinking stouts it should have a thick almost syrupy consistency. I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts as to why it turned out so light and why my extract brews seem to never be able to have enough bite?
P.S. For those that may want to see my recipe I should be posting it later tonight.
P.S. For those that may want to see my recipe I should be posting it later tonight.