Beer color (SRM)

Estimate beer color from malt bill (Morey formula)

Malts

Select malt type and enter weight. Each malt has a typical °Lovibond — you can adjust it.

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°L
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°L
What do the parameters mean?
L
Wort volume after boiling (litres) — how much beer you're brewing.
kg
Malt weight in kilograms — how much of each malt goes into the mash.
°L (Lovibond)
Malt color in Lovibond scale (°L) — higher = darker (e.g. Pale 3–4 °L, Crystal 60 °L, Chocolate 350 °L).
SRM
Standard Reference Method — beer color unit. SRM ≈ EBC ÷ 1.97.