Does gelatin change the color?

[glanville]

I tried using Knox gelatin to clarify my honey ginger kolsh in the secondary fermenter. This is my first attempt at using any kind of clarity agent. Out of the primary it was a nice medium yellow, a touch dark for the style due to the honey malt, but not dark.... Now, 3 days later, it's much more clear but it got dark, like an amber or brown ale. Is that normal?


It was previously fermenting at about 70 degrees, but I read the Kolsh yeast likes it a little cooler, so I moved it downstairs where it is a constant 66 degrees.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Most likely that the yeast lightened up the color while it was still in suspension.

 

[passedpawn]

Read this thread to the end.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/beer-turned-black-after-gelatin-319251/

 

[glanville]

A-ha! Thanks for the link... His carboy is exactly what mine looks like.... That is sort of what I was thinking but it just seemed really weird.
Even if I look at a light bulb through the beer its darker than an amber