Canadian Blonde

Since my last batch was rather dark (an IPA) I wanted to go a different route and do something much lighter in colour. This time I chose a Coopers Canadian Blonde. Didn't really do much different here except for using a bigger boil. I went out and bought an 8 quart pot (2 gallon?) since I read the bigger the boil you use, the lighter and smoother the beer. I boiled very gently for a long time, took the water off the heat, stirred in the extract, and when I was sure it was dissolved, put it back on the heat. Slowly boiled for about 40 minutes, then took off the heat and added 500 g of LME, put back on the heat and brought back to a boil. Then it was time for the hops. This time I used about 24 grams of Mount Hood (some laid back hops) and stirred in till dissolved. I kept the boil short this time to see if it made a difference. Chilled the wort, topped up and aerated, then pitched the yeast when it was around 20 degrees. Nothing fancy with the yeast - I used the packets that come with the kits, 2 this time, just in case one was dead. 14 grams total of unknown yeast.