Does the bottle colour matter at all?

[Viking_Brewing]

I have some brown, green, and clear bottles. Are any better for a particular type? I have a stout, an IPA, and a Mead going. Should any of them get a particular type of glass?

 

[Scriv]

Stick with brown. Light has an effect on hops in bottled beer, brown glass minimizes the light getting to the beer.

 

[Zuljin]

If you keep your beer indoors and out of the light, like in a closet or refrigerator, it doesn't matter.

 

[Michigan_Wolfman]

Clear glass bottles will let light into the beer, which can cause a photochemical reaction that results in that funky skunk aroma and flavor that many people *cough*Corona drinkers*cough* mistake for how a beer should taste. Stick with brown glass bottles unless you actually enjoy skunk brew.

 

[TeeJo]

Dark glass to stop UV damage.

I suppose that not storing your bottled goods in a sunny spot would cover that off nicely too.

Clear bottles will help you see the color and clarity.

Choose accordingly. I would not worry about the glass of the bottle, until I had plans to cellar stuff for years, and even then, like as not, it would be in a cool dark corner of a poorly lit part of the house, so it likely would not make a bunch of difference.

TeeJo

 

[slym2none]

Beer in brown glass.

Mead & cider can go into green, blue, & clear glass if you desire, as long as there are no hops present and you keep them out of the light.

 

[Owly055]

I use mostly clear bottles, and can't tell any difference between the beer in them and the brown bottles.......But they are NOT stored in the sun.

H.W.

 

[Viking_Brewing]

Thanks everyone! I'll try to get as many brown as I can, and I'll be sure to keep the rest in the shade

 

[Rhumbline]

Hang on, Lemme get my popcorn.

 

[hopkincr]

Clear glass bottles will let light into the beer, which can cause a photochemical reaction that results in that funky skunk aroma and flavor that many people *cough*Corona drinkers*cough* mistake for how a beer should taste. Stick with brown glass bottles unless you actually enjoy skunk brew.

Hmmm...so I guess Newcastle drinkers enjoy skunk brew as well?

 

[1977Brewer]

Hmmm...so I guess Newcastle drinkers enjoy skunk brew as well?

...yes?