Does light affect newly bottled beers ?

[BOBTHEukBREWER]

I bottle in a mixture of clear plastic bottles, clear glass bottles, green bottles and brown bottles. I stand them on the floor of the spare bedroom, they are in the light, but get no direct sun. I read in another post on here that someone thinks light on hops causes skunked beer. I don't think my beer is affected at all by light, as a pint from a brown bottle is indistinguishable from a pint from a clear bottle. Any comments friends ?

 

[user 22118]

No Sunlight, and various forms of Flourescent can damage it too. Keep them in a box if possible, or a closet, someplace dark. If that isn't an option keep light to a minimum and sunlight off it at all costs.

 

[k1v1116]

Light in general is bad for beer but its mostly UV light that causes skunking. there was a really good interview with a chemist on basic brewing radio about the science of skunking.
Streaming MP3
Published paper

 

[Revvy]

Light+hops=Skunked beer....

You can't distinguish it from looking at it, only from tasting it...

Watch the basic brewing video on skunking...

Basic Brewingâ„¢ : Home Brewing Beer Podcast and DVD - September 14, 2007 - Skunking Beer
Also there's a great podcast as well...

April 10, 2008 - The Science of Skunking
Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon of Monmouth College explains the science behind beer skunking and what kind of glass is best to protect against it.

Brad's Paper
http://media.libsyn.com/media/basicbrewing/bbrskunking.pdf


Listen here...

http://media.libsyn.com/media/basicbrewing/bbr04-10-08skunking.mp3

 

[BOBTHEukBREWER]

Many thanks all, in the short term I will throw a dark blanket over the bottles. In the longer term I will negotiate with "management" for cupboard space.

 

[Corey_James]

Here is another link to BYO on glass color.

Brew Your Own: The How-To Homebrew Beer Magazine - Story Index - Bottling - Glass colors, blow-off method: Mr. Wizard