My Oktoberfest is really dark

[KMKsuburbannoise]

I made the Oktoberfest kit from Brewer's Best. It was in the primary for 4 or 5 weeks and now it is in the secondary outside in the garage lagering. I wrapped it in a blanket, plastic, and put a box over it so it won't freeze. Anyways, it is really dark. Was there a problem in the process? No, I have not tasted it. And no, there doesn't seem to be an infection. Nothing is at the top of the carboy to tell me it is infected.

 

[Yooper]

If it's clear (and it should be after that much time!), the beer will always look darker in the carboy than in a glass. I'm not the most patient person in the world, so I'd probably be inclined to sanitize a turkey baster or something and take a sample, to taste it and to check the color (as well as check the FG!).

What was the recipe? Sometimes extract beers are just darker than hoped.

 

[flabyboy]

I made this as an extract kit. Looks pretty dark in carboy

 

[Bottenbrew]

For lack of better reference, it looks darker in the carboy like your pee looks darker in the toilet bowl once it is all in there, more light refraction.

 

[KMKsuburbannoise]

oh, i took the FG before putting it in garage and it was exactly where it needed to be. Thanks for the advice. When I was transfering it was a little lighter. I guess I am just used to generic name brand Oktoberfests.

 

[ENS]

I brewed this too and it looks very dark in the carboy, especially a bucket, but it will be a lovely shade of red in the glass.