a nice red but not what i was going for.
2.6 kg plain light malt syrup
1.0 kg light plain malt extract dry
50 g cascade hops
6 g munton yeast
the guy at the beer store said i overboiled and caused carmelization. i found nothing of the sort on the web.
he then advised me to boil the hops for an hour then add the syrup to the hot water. i did this today. the start specific gravity was 1.030 so i figure this batch may be screwed up or at least a weaker beer.
i suspect the store might have screwed up the labelling as the ingredients are packaged by the store or they added a cheap substitute.
what does a long boil do to the brew? why is it red?
2.6 kg plain light malt syrup
1.0 kg light plain malt extract dry
50 g cascade hops
6 g munton yeast
the guy at the beer store said i overboiled and caused carmelization. i found nothing of the sort on the web.
he then advised me to boil the hops for an hour then add the syrup to the hot water. i did this today. the start specific gravity was 1.030 so i figure this batch may be screwed up or at least a weaker beer.
i suspect the store might have screwed up the labelling as the ingredients are packaged by the store or they added a cheap substitute.
what does a long boil do to the brew? why is it red?