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Old 12-04-2006, 02:30 PM
Derric
 
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Re: Corny Kegs again!

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> I wanted to know if my beer is in danger of getting "skunky" from
> getting warm. ...[/color]

NOPE! "Skunk" comes from certain wavelengths of light interacting with
hop compounds. Since a corny isn't transparent, there's no light
interaction, so no skunking.

Details: The wavelengths in question are found in sunlight and in
florescent lights, but NOT incancescent lights. Also, brown glass will
block them but green and clear glass will NOT. That's why a lot of
imports (green) are skunked (and some people seem to think, incorrectly,
that is a normal flavor of import beer).

There's no flavor impact from normal "room" temperature fluctuations.
However, don't store your beer in a 100F garage all summer! It will
"age" faster at higher temperatures.

Derric
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