Colour value of beer according to EBC. (Colour measurement of beer)
Typical colour value beer | EBC |
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Light lager, wheat beer | 4 – 10 |
Classic pilsner | 4 – 8 |
Märzen, pale ale | 12 – 20 |
Classic wheat beer | 20 – 35 |
Dark wheat beer, Porter | 35 – 60 |
Dark beer, Stout | >60 |
According to the standards of the EBC, an absorption (absorbance, spectral) at a wave length of 430 nm and a path length of 1 cm corresponds to 25 EBC.