RWBooneJr
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I made an all extract hefeweizen from True Brew a kit that included 6.6 lbs of canned LME and hops, but used Wyeast 3068. It tastes perfect, but the color is way off. Instead of light gold it is redish amber. For my next attempt, I am going to try DME to lighten the color a bit and I also might try to add some of the DME late in the boil to further lighten things. Specifically, I was going to use about 5.0 lbs DME, adding 2.5 lbs in my 2.5 gallon boil (5.0 gallon batch) with the remaining 2.5 lbs with 15 minutes left. I'm also going to steep a pound of grains, with 50% of it wheat malt and 50% of it Crystal 10L malt for some added flavors and body. Will this work for a lighter brew, and is there anything else that I can do to help with the color? And if I do the late addition, how much do I need to adjust the hops? I was going to use 1 oz of 3.10 hallertau hops and boil for 45 minutes for 14 IBU.