Yeast sediment

[JAMC]

Does anyone know why the same strain of yeast sometimes produces different coloured sediment in the bottle? I've seen it vary from a toffee-brown colour in some batches to almost white in others. Does it indicate yeast health or something?

 

[BrewHop]

I always assumed that the beer was coloring the sediment somehow but this could be wrong...

 

[Altbier bitte]

That sounds like a RDWHAHW situation. If it tastes right, don't sweat it.

 

[LarryBrewer]

I agree it is a RDWHAHB situation.

But, to name a few variables that impact that:

Temperature of fermentation.
OG/FG.
Temperature of conditioning.
How much priming sugar made it into that bottle.
Age of the bottle.
The generation / age of the yeast.

 

[Altbier bitte]

Sorry I was flippant - I wonder about stuff like that too.