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I just finished brewing a "pale ale" with 4 year old LME. The wort did not come out very pale, the LME was originally light but was quite dark out of the can. It tasted OK, and I added 1 lb of DME (also 4 yrs old), so we'll see -- in the primary now! At least I've used up all the old stuff...

Hey BierHerr, It turned out great (for the style, lotta rice solids in there!), dry and refreshing. Well, I bought the kit during the hot months, I guess I'll hold on to it for a few months now.... I realized I miss the IPA'a and imperial stout. That's next. -batch

Thanks BierHerr, Just bottled it, skipping the secondary this time around. I gotta say, iodophor has made this possible. -batch

Like that signature! -batch

Guess I'll kick this one off -- I have made one coffee stout; as I recall we added it to the wort during the boil. That was back in the beginning, so everything was good if you know what I mean. We were drinking and brewing, so the recipe was never finalized! The final product was great...

Thanks MenkeMoose, And welcome back to you too. It is good to be back and to see some of the old threads still humming, like the Apfelwein one. -batch

Hey wetzie, It was here! And still a great resource. Prost to the moderators! This was about when I had to stop brewing -- hops fire in `06 https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/4-us-hop-crop-burned-14414/ and the link is still there. -batch

It will be good to have some brew around that doesn't cost $9 a six pack!

Thanks tintman, I will put this on the list of future brews. -batch

Coronale fits the bill. Thanks for the suggestion. -batch

Hi Everyone, After taking a 4 year break, I just brewed a light "mexican-type" ale last night from a kit (is that corona with w/o lager yeast? we'll see. corona ale might be a good name) It sure is good to have the smell of hops and malt in the house again! -batch

Hey, good for you. I'm in the same boat, going on 4 months hiatus for similar reasons. Just realized I have to brew this week if I am going to have any Thanksgiving beer. -batch

Brewed a red amber ale, nothing blue or white though. -batch

Just finished an imperial stout, WLP007 yeast, and about 10 lbs of LME. -batch

Just bottling and transferring this weekend. Fat Cat ESB -> bottles BB Steam (w/ S-23) -> Secondary. It was a very cold two weeks here. Inside temp was pretty low where the beers age. Gravities were not as low as I had hoped, but samples reveal everything tastes great:ban: It is...