re: Homebrew: Extract IPA is too dark

As mentioned already, older DME/LME will produce a darker beer. Also, the maillard reaction will brown the extract somewhat during the boil.

Something you can experiment with is only adding a small amount of your extract (a pound or so) at the beginning of the boil, and then adding the rest for the last 5 mins. The long boil time exists to draw out the bitterness in the hops, and boiling the extract for an hour doesn't serve much purpose.