SRM is a unit of beer color.

SRM is a unit of beer color.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Specific gravity
• D. ABV

Answer: (A)

SRM stands for Standard Reference Method and is the unit used to describe beer color. It comes from a standard way of measuring how much light at about 430 nm a beer absorbs, which correlates to how dark the beer appears. Higher SRM values indicate darker color, and the scale is roughly comparable to the European EBC scale (1 SRM ≈ 1.97 EBC). This color-focused measurement is separate from other beer characteristics like sweetness/body or strength. Specific gravity and ABV measure different things: specific gravity gauges density related to fermentable sugars, and ABV indicates actual alcohol concentration. They describe mouthfeel or strength, not color. Therefore, the statement is true.

SRM stands for Standard Reference Method and is the unit used to describe beer color. It comes from a standard way of measuring how much light at about 430 nm a beer absorbs, which correlates to how dark the beer appears. Higher SRM values indicate darker color, and the scale is roughly comparable to the European EBC scale (1 SRM ≈ 1.97 EBC). This color-focused measurement is separate from other beer characteristics like sweetness/body or strength.

Specific gravity and ABV measure different things: specific gravity gauges density related to fermentable sugars, and ABV indicates actual alcohol concentration. They describe mouthfeel or strength, not color.

Therefore, the statement is true.