Is it Settling ?

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So I racked my first batch into a secondary about noon sunday.
a American Pale Ale. About 5-6 hours later I checked it and my nice straw/honey colored beer had started to change a brown/redish color from the top down. About an inch last night and about 3 inches from the top this morning.

Is it settling or did i ruin it ? Infected ?

Thank you for any help
 
As the yeast settles out,the brew will look darker because of the volume as well. Put it in a glass & you'll see more of the final product.
 
No problem. By the time it's done reaching FG,& has a few days to clean up & settle more,you'll get what it should look like. Depending on how much of your DME/LME was used in the boil vs late additions.
 
Many years and brews later I still enjoy watching the settling of the yeast! I do the same with the bubbling airlock.

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Kinda like me. I watch everything as much as possible to see how things react to each other from pitch to pop. You can learn a lot from familiarizing yourself with the entire process. It's fun to see how the color changes during fermentation. Always a calming effect when I see that true color coming out. Then when it clears up in the bottles during conditioning. I watch that too. So many variables to account for that can be learned from.
 

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