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Does the late malt addition affect flavor at all??

I just bottled my third beer today. I was going for a summer ale.. I used 8oz of Golden promise and then 4 pounds of Light DME.. It came out like a ipa color.. I was thinking it would have color similar to a cream ale. Any one have any ideas why it came out dark?/

Updated recipe.. 1 lb Flaked Maize.. 8oz 2-row 8oz Golden Promise 4.5 Light DME 1/2 oz Palisade @ 7.2aau 60min 1.2 oz Saaz @ 5.4aau 15min wyeast 1056

Ha more beer, nice! No i just pitch the yeast directly from the smack pack... The last time i used it, the fermentation took around 12 hours and was going crazy!! My airlock wouldn't shut up.. Bubbling about 5-6 times a second.

That is awesome.. That is going to help me out tremendously.. Especially getting all i can get out of my grains.. Thanks for that Yooper.

I think another problem i've been having is reaching 5 gallons.. I'm always a little short of 5 gallons. So do you think that could affect the FG.. I'm always hitting right at 4 1/2.. I need to start topping off.

I've never mashed before.. Can i mash over a stove or do i need to have a seperate container??

I used 7lbs of Light DME.. and i steeped 1lb of maris otter grain. Used 2 oz of columbus hops... and 1oz of tettnanger at the finish. used ...wyeast 1056

Wyeast 1056 ... The palisades 7.2aau... The saaz were 5.4aau... I'll probably cut the hops in half...

Yeah i swirled the bucket really well too mix the yeast and wert... How would i get better attenuation??

So basically i'm making more of a blonde ale?? Can you steep Flaked corn or will i need to mash it?

The temperature concept is very interesting.. I'll have to read my hydrometer and see what is calibrated for. I have been using Wyeast 1056 American Ale.. The activator kind so it is ready to pitch after i break the inner pack.(smack pack) When i cool my wert I pitch it into a bucket..Pitch...

boil size-2 gallons batch size-5 gallons Steeping: 8oz Golden Promise 8oz American 2-Row Boiling: 4.5 lbs of Light DME Hops: @50 minutes---1oz Palisade hops @30 minutes---.5oz Saaz @10 minutes---.5oz Saaz Any kind words..

I just brewed my second extract brew and it came to a FG of 1.019... **Just so I have this correct..Will all disregard to off flavors, the longer it sits in the fermenter the longer the gravity will drop!** The reason i am asking is because the last two beers i have brewed.. One hit...

So even after fermentation i can still top off?? Or is that just going to completely ruin it??