Recent content by Bernie678

Yeah, there was yeast in suspension but the color difference is much more significant than the pix suggest. It wasn’t due entirely to the yeast. I’m not overly worried, I know bad batches happen. I’ve had good luck for quite a while so probably overdue for this to happen. I am still curious...

Yeah, I usually control the temperature carefully but turned my back a little too long this time. I was kicking myself for letting it get so high but at that point I figured I was in for a penny.

Thanks for your input but I am not really sure of the point you are trying to make. I’ve attached the picture as a reference and it seems to be clouding the issue (pun intended.) I can assure you that the beer is indeed two different colors, you'll have to take my word. But that isn’t my...

Regardless, this recipe has never produced beer this dark.

Good point re the headspace. That hadn't occurred to me. I may have just gotten lucky on previous batches with so much exposed surface area. I'll try a 6 gal batch the next time.

Thanks for the response. Actually I've brewed several light colored extract-based beers in the past. Especially since switching to DME. Still not sure what happened on this batch. I am assuming I got sloppy at some step and it oxidized or got contaminated.

Thanks for the response. The beer isn't the same color. As mentioned, I sampled both layers. I've attached pix of both in the glass. I guess I should have added these pix to original post but didn't think it was necessary. The "black" layer is definitely darker than I have seen in previous...

No stainless involved. Plastic primary and glass carboy. Are you saying the oxidation caused the black layer? I've been using the same cold crash method for 5 batches (well, 4 good ones and now this.) Started using the secondary on the last three. I may need to be more meticulous in my...

It actually appears darker and redder in the picture. It is a golden color in real life similar to what I've made before still cloudy so no clarification going on.

I hope this is the right forum: I was getting ready to bottle my latest batch and found it had done something I have never seen or heard about: there is a three-inch layer of beer at the top of the fermenter has a black tint. It actually looks like a black and tan. It doesn’t taste like one...