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Thanks for all of the advice. In case anyone is curious, the beer turned out well. I ended up dry hopping during secondary fermentation. I didn't get the pale ale I was looking for, but it is still good. It tastes a little more like a brown ale, I think. Anyway, I'm glad that I stuck with it...

I guess nothing, unless, like me, you buy a kit hoping for delicious pale ale. My last Cobra is about 15 years in the past, and that's OK with me. Thanks for all the help folks. I feel a lot better about the potential of my beer. The other good news is, it's one mistake I'll never make again...

The DME was actually 2 lbs of 'Golden Light'

Pale Ale Brew Stats: Beg Grav: 1.043 - 1.045 Final Grav: 1.010 - 1.012 Hop Bittering Units: 13 Ingredients 3.3 lb Malt Extract Dry Malt Extract Crushed Grain 1oz Hop Pellets Ale Yeast 5oz priming sugar Everything is used except for the priming sugar. I don't have exact amounts on the grains...

I tried separating the hops from the grains, but they are too mixed in. They're not leaves. They are pellets. I'll post the recipe shortly. For now, I'll proceed with the instructions. Thanks for your help! I'm sure you can imagine how horrified I was/am that I may have ruined what is supposed...

The steep was 30 minutes. I'm too new to know what AA% is, but if you're talking about bittering units, they are 13.

I have no hops left at all.

I searched the FAQ, but I couldn't find anyone who made such a basic mistake. My kit called to steep the grains in water before pouring that water into the boil, while straining the grains out. The problem is I accidentally put my hops in there too. So now that I'm boiling, I don't have hops to...