Why does my RIS look like this

[olotti]

I've made this same stout with just very small tweaks here and there. This version I added 1.5lbs more of marris otter and 8oz more of dark dme that's it however the the predicted srm on this is 73 but I really think it looks more like a chocolate brown than the dark black the other batches I've made have looked. Not sure why this is so ill post the grain bill maybe I'm to low on a grain after bumping up the base malt but I just can't see at srm 73 how this could be anything but jet black as it was before. Here's the grain bill.

Marris otter 63%
Roasted barley 5.8%
Choc malt 4.9%
Flaked barley 3.9%
Flaked oats 3.9%
Special b 3.9%
Black patent 2.9%
C120 2.9%
Dark dme 9.7%

Here's a pic in the fermenter. Like I said the other versions I made of this were clearly jet black, even the blowoff was darker.

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[jekeane]

how long has it been sitting? is it possible that you still have a lot of yeast in suspension changing the color?

 

[Bosh]

Yeah yeast made one of my porters the color of chocolate milk whil fermenting. Was good and black when done.

 

[olotti]

how long has it been sitting? is it possible that you still have a lot of yeast in suspension changing the color?

Maybe this is it these pics were taken like two days into primary fermentation and I used a huge starter of 007.

 

[Bosh]

Maybe this is it these pics were taken like two days into primary fermentation and I used a huge starter of 007.

Yeah with that much yeast at work I'm surprised it's as dark as it is.

 

[olotti]

Well update. Now that the yeast dropped for the most part it now looks jet black like it should.