I have used Muntons Dry malt Extracts and Liquid Malt extracts both. Dry
malts are relatively expensive but consistently make pale yellow light color
(sp gravity ~~1.060). The brew shop always try to sell me over the self
Liquid malt extracts that are slightly damaged (half price) or the shelf
life near expiration.
The conclusion is " Dry malts extracts for consistency. All grain hops
lightly roasted grade 30 or below should make lighter color"

sarbjit/
"Ray Drouillard" <cosmicNospam@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "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]
> style[color=green]
> > Mexican beer and the second was Cooper's Australian Lager. Contrary to[/color]
> the[color=green]
> > pictures on the kits both beers turned out to be a dark amber color.[/color]
> I was[color=green]
> > advised by my local home brew shop that I would never achieve a light[/color]
> golden[color=green]
> > color using kits but instead would have to brew with all-grain. Is[/color]
> this a[color=green]
> > true statement? If not, does anyone have any ideas on what the problem[/color]
> might[color=green]
> > be? I'm very new to home brewing and I'm not sure if I'm ready to[/color]
> make the[color=green]
> > leap to all-grain brewing yet.
> >
> > Thank you for your assistance.[/color]
>
>
> It is pure, unadulterated BS. I have brewed many light-colored beers
> from kits.
>
> I like stouts, though, so I bought a stout kit and used a can of
> unhopped dark malt instead of the sugar that was called for in the
> recipe. I called it "double stout". :-)
>
>
> Ray
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