cayohuesobrew
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Hi all,
I just finished kegging 10 gallons of a saison I made a few weeks ago that I added 1.5 lbs of honey at 10 min. The beer came out way darker than I expected. I have been reading but cant seem to find anything on how honey could change the color. Any thoughts on why this beer looks so dark? I would compare color to a Yuengling. Cheers
14 lbs 8.0 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 60.4 %
7 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 29.2 %
1 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 3 4.2 %
2.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.50 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 25.0 min
0.50 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 20.0 min
0.50 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 15.0 min
1 lbs 8.0 oz Honey [Boil for 15 min]
0.50 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 10.0 min
2.00 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 mins)
Belgian Saison I Ale (White Labs #WLP565) [35.49 ml]
Mashed at 148
I just finished kegging 10 gallons of a saison I made a few weeks ago that I added 1.5 lbs of honey at 10 min. The beer came out way darker than I expected. I have been reading but cant seem to find anything on how honey could change the color. Any thoughts on why this beer looks so dark? I would compare color to a Yuengling. Cheers
14 lbs 8.0 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 60.4 %
7 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 29.2 %
1 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 3 4.2 %
2.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.50 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 25.0 min
0.50 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 20.0 min
0.50 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 15.0 min
1 lbs 8.0 oz Honey [Boil for 15 min]
0.50 oz Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 10.0 min
2.00 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 mins)
Belgian Saison I Ale (White Labs #WLP565) [35.49 ml]
Mashed at 148