Woodforde's Admiral's Reserve - Did I get the wrong kit?

[numbskull20]

Hi all,

I brewed my second Admiral's Reserve and after taking a sample I was surprised to see how light the beer looks.

I think that my previous brew was a lot darker and tasted different. This one reminds me more of a Wherry. I was thinking that maybe the wrong tins were placed in the Admiral's Reserve box.

I brewed short to 18 litres.

Here is a photo of a sample. Hopefully someone with experience with Woodforde's kits can help. Thanks.

 

[MiAlBrew]

I've got an Admiral's Reserve in the fermenter currently. It's the first time I've brewed this kit and expected it to be quite dark. I checked the gravity on it last night and it's the same colour as yours.

 

[Bobtheblob]

The Admirals Reserve kit is only supposed to be brewed to 18 litres anyway, it's a 32 pint kit. I've just finished drinking all mine and it looked the same colour as yours. It was a very good pint!

 

[numbskull20]

Okay, thanks, I just wanted to make sure.

The older kits used to recommend to brew it to 40 pints. That's the reason I specified 32 pints.

My memory of my first brew of this kit is completely different. It was darker and maltier, similar to Hobgoblin Ruby.

Anyway, thanks for clearing it up.