Beer color.

[L0nni3]

I want to do a themes beer and I want it to be pink. Does anyone know a good way to do that?

 

[bobbrews]

Research more about Magic Hat Wacko. It's a commerical beer with a pink hue, possibly from using beet sugar... either late in the boil or during bottling would be my guess. Could be both.

I've also heard that using a small amount of Chocolate malt and/or Carastan 15 can lend a reddish hue to the beer, depending on how it's used.

 

[terrapinj]

hibiscus flowers will give you a pink hue

 

[Gregscsu]

Pale beer + red food coloring

 

[L0nni3]

How do the flowers affect the flavor of the beer? Would food coloring affect the taste?

 

[Gregscsu]

How do the flowers affect the flavor of the beer? Would food coloring affect the taste?

Food coloring will not affect the taste or head retention in my experience

 

[afr0byte]

Magic Hat Wacko actually uses (or used...not sure if the beer is still out there) beets to get a red color (not just beet sugar).

 

[davis119]

Magic Hat Wacko actually uses (or used...not sure if the beer is still out there) beets to get a red color (not just beet sugar).

About 3 years ago it was a crazy red color. This year its a blah red and is not nearly as good as I remember,it.
Id say some beet juice would die a light beer a nice pink color. I know it stains my counters

 

[afr0byte]

Huh, I believe one of the CYBI episodes talks about how they make Wacko (I don't think the episode was on Wacko...but it was in the intro or something). I remember beets being part of it. I don't know if a change in color is a result of a changes in the beets or what.