Brewing Outdoors in Sunlight

[JeffD1]

So like most...I'm very careful about sunlight getting into my fermentors. I know the UV rays chemically react with hops, and I read somewhere that one study found that a beer could become skunked in as little as 1 minute in strong direct sunlight.

Then I realized that I brew outdoors in an uncovered pot in bright sunlight. Should I be worried about this? Do the hops not react to the UVs when boiling (maybe thats magical thinking on my part). Does anyone else worry about this?

 

[Battles4Seattle]

I never thought about this either and I brew out doors. I've never had skunkiness though so I'm assuming sun contact is only harmful after fermentation maybe?

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Skunking of beer takes places in Fermented beer, the wort is safe. Here is a good discussion: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/outdoor-brewing-sunlight-292138/

 

[AZBeerNut]

BEER is affected by sunlight... not WORT. You're okay, brother!

 

[JeffD1]

Thanks for the replies, I'm glad I can RDWHAB.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Good question!

 

[BrandonMH]

When you all brew outside, do you use, say an ez up canopy? I was thinking of getting one, I don't have a garage and the shed is packed. I do have an offset 10ft market umbrella though, but I need another weight to keep it from falling over.

 

[k1ngl1ves]

When you all brew outside, do you use, say an ez up canopy? I was thinking of getting one, I don't have a garage and the shed is packed. I do have an offset 10ft market umbrella though, but I need another weight to keep it from falling over.

I do in the summer, but only when I'm brewing in the afternoon. I set up a table for all my goodies and ingredients, and a chair for relaxing in the shade. I love my canopy!


The burners are not under the canopy though. That wouldn't end well.



In the winter, I just brew in the garage with the door open... and a jacket. Lol!

 

[Natdavis777]

I only brew in the garage now (all electric, and something I yearned for) and now I only wish I could move to my back porch for a day. I loved brewing on my old deck. Never had an issue with skunky beer from brewing outside on summer days. You are all good brother.

The old yard/setup

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