OK, I like dark beer, but I want my light beer light!
My american ales and IPA's are all between 20-30 srm's. I just brewed a wheat beer and it's dark too.
The wheat beer was using Munton's Wheat LME.
Is it the maillard reactions causing the darkening or using LME? I only boil for one hour and have swithed to a full-volume boil of 5 gallons and the wheat beer was still dark.
Am I boiling it too hard? I get a good rolling boil to help with hop isomerization.
Or, do I just have to live with dark beer until moving into 100% all-grain?
Help!
My american ales and IPA's are all between 20-30 srm's. I just brewed a wheat beer and it's dark too.
The wheat beer was using Munton's Wheat LME.
Is it the maillard reactions causing the darkening or using LME? I only boil for one hour and have swithed to a full-volume boil of 5 gallons and the wheat beer was still dark.
Am I boiling it too hard? I get a good rolling boil to help with hop isomerization.
Or, do I just have to live with dark beer until moving into 100% all-grain?
Help!