Colors

Lately I have been extremely interested in the colors of beer: appreciating the colors other brewers create with their recipes and attempting to do the same.

Findings

• 1/2 pound alone of roasted barley in a 6 gallon recipe makes for a dark amber beer (see above India Pale Ale)
• Seven gallons, composed of 2 row pale malt, 10 degree crystal malt and 1 pound light extract powder make for a lightly, slightly darkened yellow beer (See UnAmerican Ale/Golden Road 2)
• Of course, to reach a lighter color than the previous finding, one must use a small amount (depending on desired lightness of color) of rice and/or corn
• Seven gallons or less: 1/2 pound chocolate malt in a recipe of "light" malts make for light/medium brown color, include 1/4 black patent when attempting Brown and darker recipe style colors