Darken with Age
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Rocker1986
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That's a good question. To be honest, I haven't noticed any of mine do that and I wouldn't have the first clue as to why they would.. maybe the same reason malt extracts darken with age? :unsure:
GalBrew
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Go science!!hoppy2B said:
Well i must admit i dont know the chemical process that goes on here, but it happened to me on a beer a while back and I remember reading somewhere that oxidation can dark beer post fermentation, so thats what i put my experience down to. I havent found any other reasonable explanation.ash2 said:
GalBrew
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Rocket science is all about oxidation.
GalBrew
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Seriously, that's how rockets work ( I thought I made a funny).
Jace89
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To explain oxidation blantently, it means your beer has staled over time.
Dissolved oxygen can make it into your beer in many ways. The most obvious way is whenever you shake/stir/siphon your beer once fermentation has completed.
There are plenty of great on this forum and tons of info online that can explain oxidation more thoroughly then I can. It's worth a look up if your interested in more info.
Dissolved oxygen can make it into your beer in many ways. The most obvious way is whenever you shake/stir/siphon your beer once fermentation has completed.
There are plenty of great on this forum and tons of info online that can explain oxidation more thoroughly then I can. It's worth a look up if your interested in more info.
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oxidation doesn't always mean oxygen though. oxidation means a loss of electrons from any element to another.
the element that loses the electron is oxidised, the one that gains an electron is reduced.
I try to think of it as seats around table at a function and some tables at a function are more attractive than others.
Oxygen has 8 seats and 2 seats empty and is very attractive. Hydrogen has only one seat thats full in its natural state.
All elements are looking to fill there available seats (become noble).
the analogy doesn't completely work when you read more into different types of chemical bonds but it helps to remind me of how many electrons a element needs to become noble (fill all seats) If oxygen binds to 2 hydrogen atoms its seats are full forming H2O, but you never see H30 as there is only 8 seats at the oxygen table. im waffling.
in your beers case its probably oxygen reacting with the beer or a settling of tiny fine particles that capture light, resulting in the perception of a darker beer (even bright beer isn't completely transparent)
the element that loses the electron is oxidised, the one that gains an electron is reduced.
I try to think of it as seats around table at a function and some tables at a function are more attractive than others.
Oxygen has 8 seats and 2 seats empty and is very attractive. Hydrogen has only one seat thats full in its natural state.
All elements are looking to fill there available seats (become noble).
the analogy doesn't completely work when you read more into different types of chemical bonds but it helps to remind me of how many electrons a element needs to become noble (fill all seats) If oxygen binds to 2 hydrogen atoms its seats are full forming H2O, but you never see H30 as there is only 8 seats at the oxygen table. im waffling.
in your beers case its probably oxygen reacting with the beer or a settling of tiny fine particles that capture light, resulting in the perception of a darker beer (even bright beer isn't completely transparent)
