Hops and color

[Bubba_Mustafa]

I did a quick wheat extract beer last week or there abouts.
I did a late addition extract, so the hops (pellets) were in for the full 60 minutes.

Using just the hops, the color was rather dark at time for extract.
How does Budwieser make such a pale beer?

 

[david_42]

Hop oils and YC-tetra for bittering.

 

[Bubba_Mustafa]

Hop oils and YC-tetra for bittering.

Yuck!
Sometimes science can be over done.
Where's the art in that?

(I find brewing the cross between cooking and baking. With baking its measure, mix and pray. Cooking is adjust along the way. Brewing is the combo of the two.)

 

[IrregularPulse]

Yuck!
Sometimes science can be over done.
Where's the art in that?

(I find brewing the cross between cooking and baking. With baking its measure, mix and pray. Cooking is adjust along the way. Brewing is the combo of the two.)

Same place the art is in Budweiser

That said, Several of us have made plenty clear beers like BMC using actual hops.

 

[Bubba_Mustafa]

Same place the art is in Budweiser

That said, Several of us have made plenty clear beers like BMC using actual hops.

hehehhehe.

I can see using leaves over pellets giving a more clear beer.

 

[CoalCracker]

Also, I have heard that extract will give you a bit darker of a beer than all grain. Don't know how much color hops give a beer. Never heard of that being an issue.

 

[Bubba_Mustafa]

I understand extract being darker, but I'm talking about hops and water; before the extract addition

 

[pkincaid]

Sure you didn't scorch it? That would contribute to a little bit of darkening for sure. I've had some pretty pale, golden beers, to rival budweiser, made with whole hops and pellets.