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The '''European Brewing Convention (EBC)''' color method was developed in Europe for measuring the color of [[Malts]] and beers. The method uses comparison between a sample material and standard color to determine color at the same frequency of light as is used in the SRM method. | The '''European Brewing Convention (EBC)''' color method was developed in Europe for measuring the color of [[Malts]] and beers. The method uses comparison between a sample material and standard color to determine color at the same frequency of light as is used in the SRM method. | ||
* To convert from EBC to the more popular [[SRM]] or [[Lovibond]] color units, the | * To convert from EBC to the more popular [[SRM]] or [[Lovibond]] color units, the following formula is correct for lightly colored malts and beers: | ||
:: '''SRM * 1.97 = EBC''' | :: '''SRM * 1.97 = EBC''' | ||
Latest revision as of 19:43, 4 July 2006
The European Brewing Convention (EBC) color method was developed in Europe for measuring the color of Malts and beers. The method uses comparison between a sample material and standard color to determine color at the same frequency of light as is used in the SRM method.
- To convert from EBC to the more popular SRM or Lovibond color units, the following formula is correct for lightly colored malts and beers:
- SRM * 1.97 = EBC
