An off-flavor produced by the reaction of isomerized hop alpha acids in beer with light.
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Skunking beer process
How fast does beer skunk, in the bottle or out?
I have heard people claim their IPA gets skunky in the glass as they drink it on the sunny patio.
I have also left a sixer of beer on a shelf on my ...
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How much light is too much light?
I generally like to let my fermented beer sit in the primary fermenter for a couple of hours in the kitchen (where I bottle) to give any sediment a chance to settle to the bottom of the carboy. I ...
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What is skunking?
Doing a bit of reading about the effect light can have during fermentation & came across the term 'skunking'.
What is skunking? What happens to the beer and how do you know if you've skunked a ...
