I have made light colored beers from kits without adjuncts. If I want a
light colored beer, I'll buy the appropriate kit and use an extra can of
light malt instead of sugar.


Ray


"cc0112453" <dougfollett@SPAMLESScomcast.net> wrote in message
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> Not sure why a kit would lead you to believe that you could make a[/color]
light[color=blue]
> colored brew and then not produce it. There is no reason that you[/color]
can't[color=blue]
> produce a light beer with a kit. And by light I don't mean as in low
> calories but a light in color. The reason it is harder to make a[/color]
light brew[color=blue]
> is because straight malt has a lot of body and color to it. It is[/color]
like[color=blue]
> Coffey, the more it is roasted the darker it gets. To produce a light[/color]
beer[color=blue]
> you need adjuncts such as rice syrup which is very light in color. A[/color]
beer[color=blue]
> like Corona is made with different grains where as most home brew is[/color]
made[color=blue]
> from pure malt or malt and corn sugar. The corn sugar will lighten[/color]
your[color=blue]
> brew but it will also make it sour. You can purchase rice syrup. I[/color]
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> try [url]www.williamsbrewing.com[/url] and order one of their lighter beer kits.[/color]
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> think you just got the wrong kit. Your local home brew shop seems to[/color]
be[color=blue]
> suffering from a bad case of beer snobbery. There is no reason you[/color]
can't[color=blue]
> make a decent light beer from a kit. I think I would find another[/color]
home brew[color=blue]
> store or at least not take any of their advice.
> "Mike" <mfeeley@core.com> wrote in message
> news:104t2o0qqa3qe6a@corp.supernews.com...[color=green]
> > I have brewed 2 batches of beer from kits, the first was a Corona[/color][/color]
style[color=blue][color=green]
> > Mexican beer and the second was Cooper's Australian Lager. Contrary[/color][/color]
to the[color=blue][color=green]
> > pictures on the kits both beers turned out to be a dark amber color.[/color][/color]
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> was[color=green]
> > advised by my local home brew shop that I would never achieve a[/color][/color]
light[color=blue]
> golden[color=green]
> > color using kits but instead would have to brew with all-grain. Is[/color][/color]
this a[color=blue][color=green]
> > true statement? If not, does anyone have any ideas on what the[/color][/color]
problem[color=blue]
> might[color=green]
> > be? I'm very new to home brewing and I'm not sure if I'm ready to[/color][/color]
make[color=blue]
> the[color=green]
> > leap to all-grain brewing yet.
> >
> > Thank you for your assistance.
> >
> >[/color]
>
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