gdrescher,
I'm a Noob as well. :) My 1st extract was an Octoberfest. Same problem as you. I also listened to Revvy, and all the others here. After 72 hours of 1.054 OG, I repitched 2 packs of rehydrated Saflager S23. Beer came out great for my 1st batch. I had a bit of starch haze but...