Stone Pale clone

[timschram]

My brother and I brewed a stone pale ale clone, recipe straight from the Stone book, and we ran into a few problems.

This is out first AG. First problem, which we always encountered with extract too, is that the color is extremely dark. It almost looks like a brown ale. Why are all of our brews so dark??

As far as taste, I'm getting a very sweet licorice flavor. Very malty with little to no hop. Our measurements during the boil were very precise. What could account for this?

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Can you post the recipe and boil time? We will need that for troubleshooting purposes.

As for the low hop taste, this is a common problem with homebrewing. There are techniques on this forum that can be researched to gain greater hop character. Again, if you post the entire recipe we can help you.

 

[timschram]

I will post the recipe tonight. Thanks for the quick response!