frankityfrank
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I just started fermenting a Blonde Ale, the kit is from Midwest Supplies. As with a previous hefeweizen I've made, the color is way too dark and I'm hoping someone here can tell me why and maybe give some advice about how to adjust the colors.
The hefeweizen had LME, so I wasn't surprised when it turned out too dark. The Blonde, however, has extra light DME, so I thought it wouldn't be an issue. Problematically, it seemed that as soon as the specialty grains started steeping, the liquid was already too dark. I had a 3 gallon boil, which I think might be part of the problem.
Does anyone have any advice on this? Thanks!
The hefeweizen had LME, so I wasn't surprised when it turned out too dark. The Blonde, however, has extra light DME, so I thought it wouldn't be an issue. Problematically, it seemed that as soon as the specialty grains started steeping, the liquid was already too dark. I had a 3 gallon boil, which I think might be part of the problem.
Does anyone have any advice on this? Thanks!