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Wow, you are such a helpful group. I really appreciate the information. I sanitized the yeast packet by putting some iodophor on a paper towel and wiping it on the outside of the packet in the area where I tore it open. The yeast was from 2010, so maybe the most likely thing is fermentation...

Thanks all for the supportive and insightful comments. I am going to clean this out and start over with a new recipe. This was to be like Alaskan Amber. The recipe came from a magazine given to me by the beer store man. Ingredients: DME LME 4 kinds malt (two-row pale, crystal 40, 60, &...

This is my first time brewing. I bought the supplies ages ago, but the Wyeast packet puffed up (somewhat), so I presumed it had live yeast and I went forward. It's been 9 days, and I am not comfortable with the looks of this. I did not see any bubbling at all. Also, it took probably way too...