Got my first taste tonight!

[dabaki]

Hey all. I'm as giddy as a little school girl that i got my first real taste of my home brew tonight. The wife got me a setup for xmas and it's now been fermenting for two weeks. I've been wanting to mess with it real bad so tonight was a good reason to take a gravity reading. It's a Muntons gold continental pilsner extract, and it tasted great!

Main reason for this post is it's actually pretty dark for a pilsner. It's more of a nut brown color, and has a that kind of flavor, too. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this particular one and if it lightened up? I don't particularly care if it does or not, as i don't pick beers based on color. Anyways, love all the great input on here. So, thanks in advance!

 

[Shinglejohn]

Dontworry about the color. Just revel in your glory!

 

[maxamuus]

Did you use liquid malt extract? If so that is probably why its darker in color. The extract itself is darker and when you boil it it caramelizes and becomes dark.

As you expand and branch out you can try late addition when you add it in the last 15 mins of the boil and that does lighten the color a bit.

 

[mlyday]

If you looking at the color in a carboy or bucket, it will look darker that it will in a glass. In a carboy your looking through 12+ inches of beer, so not as much light gets through.

 

[dabaki]

I took a sample out for a gravity reading, 1.013. pretty well done, but gonna let it sit for another week then bottle. Ready for Super Bowl. I think my neighbors are more excited than me! (not really)

 

[Homercidal]

Extract will be darker than an All Grain beer. No worries. You might want to try different things like using Dry Malt Extract, and Late Extract Additions to lighten it up, but I wouldn't worry too much about it. There is a whole world of beer making enjoyment coming your way - Once you get past the part where you have to wait for your beer to carb.

You may want to get another beer started as soon as your fermenter is empty <wink>

 

[dabaki]

I already brewed an imperial stout. Also, I ordered an American wheat kit and a scottish ale kit from northern brewer. There's a new LHBS opening up next month here, too. I think the wife may be regretting getting me into this.

 

[smizak]

I already brewed an imperial stout. Also, I ordered an American wheat kit and a scottish ale kit from northern brewer. There's a new LHBS opening up next month here, too. I think the wife may be regretting getting me into this.

Atta boy.

 

[flabyboy]

I already brewed an imperial stout. Also, I ordered an American wheat kit and a scottish ale kit from northern brewer. There's a new LHBS opening up next month here, too. I think the wife may be regretting getting me into this.

I told my wife that after she got me a kit for our anniversary. I'm like "I think you may regret this in the not so distant future." Now I am going to start all grain batches and she told me "your obsessed". Imagine that

 

[Rev2010]

I think the wife may be regretting getting me into this.

My wife got me into too even though I'd been beer connoisseuring for nearly 12 years. She's totally supportive of it even though I'm buying a few extra things. The average home brewing setup is nowhere near as expensive as my music making equipment (guitars, amps, synths, studio monitors, software, effect units, etc) or even my cigars which can easily cost $125 - $150 a box! So when I want to order something like a bottle tree and Vinator and I tell her it will cost about $45 or so she's like, "Really? That's it?" heh.

Of course I'm sure some guys on here have some real serious setups!


Rev.