First time brewer with questions about light!

[luminous_llama]

Hey Mates!

My first brew is about to hit the bottling stage. I am a bit concerned though. I let it ferment in my kitchen (glass fermenter) where there is a good bit of artificial light. I know this was not an ideal spot but, it was the best way to control the temp. it hasn't gotten any sunlight just artificial light.

Will this skunk the beer?

 

[kaconga]

Fluorescent light will skunk beer. However not all beers skunk as readily as others. When you open it up you will know if it got skunked or not.

 

[Hello]

You could cover it with a towel or shirt next time.

 

[podz]

Blue light is responsible for skunking. How much blue light your particular kitchen light bulbs emit is left as a study exercise for you ;-)

 

[day_trippr]

Blue light is responsible for skunking. How much blue light your particular kitchen light bulbs emit is left as a study exercise for you ;-)

^ That. Blue spectrum = bad juju.

When I pull my carboys out of the ferm chamber for racking I put old tee shirts over them while I'm racking to keg...

Cheers! (obsessive behavior? yeah, probably. that's my thing )