Colour change

[adamd84]

Hi guys. I’m a new grain brewer using biab system. I bottles my first batch about a month ago. On bottling the beer (stone and wood pacific ale clone) was a lovely light golden colour and on opening my first bottle 2 weeks later was the same. I’ve opened one today to find the colour has completely changed to a dark gold/brown. Flavour is still nice although not as hoppy as originally and slightly more bitter. Was stored out of sunlight however being in Townsville in temps from 20-27 degrees.

Thanks in advance for your help [emoji4]

 

[TheBigD]

I've noticed this too, I think as the sediment drops out and clears it can take on a more golden appearance, the same has happened with my Mexican cerveza I'm drinking right now it was bearly yellow after kegging now after three week its crystal clear and golden

 

[goatchop41]

Hi guys. I’m a new grain brewer using biab system. I bottles my first batch about a month ago. On bottling the beer (stone and wood pacific ale clone) was a lovely light golden colour and on opening my first bottle 2 weeks later was the same. I’ve opened one today to find the colour has completely changed to a dark gold/brown. Flavour is still nice although not as hoppy as originally and slightly more bitter. Was stored out of sunlight however being in Townsville in temps from 20-27 degrees.

Thanks in advance for your help [emoji4]

This is called oxidation. You have introduced oxygen to the beer post-fermentation which has caused this. Depending on how you bottled, it would have either happened then (perhaps your bottling technique, or if you were a bit careless racking over if using a bottling bucket), or if you dry hopped then it could also have been your dry hopping technique.

 

[huez]

Yeah, definitely oxidised by the sounds of it unfortunately.