Beer color change?

Bruwsomtin · Sep 12, 2011

I brewed my first IPA not long ago. Everyting was fine with it until after about a month in the keg. The IPA had a nice orangish hue to it but then turned to a brownish rotten banna color. The beer still tastes like it did when younger, but the color is nasty. Was wondering if IPA's needed consumed early after production or if the beer just oxidized from all the hop oils from dry hopping.

ozzy1038 · Sep 12, 2011

Did you naturally carbonate it?

Bruwsomtin · Sep 12, 2011

no, the beer was force carbonated.

LVBen · Sep 12, 2011

Bruwsomtin said:
no, the beer was force carbonated.

Did you clear the headspace with CO2?

Bruwsomtin · Sep 12, 2011

LVBen said:
Did you clear the headspace with CO2?

yes

makomachine · Sep 12, 2011

I've had a beer get lighter over time, but never had it change shades over time that I can think of anyway. No flavor change? If not, don't believe it's an oxidation issue. I think you would notice a fading of hop character and a sharpness at the edge of the tongue if oxidation was in play to that extent.

LVBen · Sep 12, 2011

I've seen beers get darker from oxidation, but there are typically also some flavor changes from the oxidation. Depending on what is in the beer and what gets oxidated plays a factor in color and flavor changes.

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