A measurement of color. The scale starts at 0 (zero) and goes to over 500. The higher the number the darker the color.
Type: Term Pronunciation: lō′vĭ-bond Definitions: 1. J.L., 20th-century English dermatologist. See: Lovibond angle, Lovibond profile sign
Lovibond is one of the methods used to measure the color of beer. Using the Lovibond method, a beers color is compared against colored glass slides to determine a numerical value for the beer. The more recently created and more precise Standard Reference Method has for the most part replaced the Lovibond method of measuring the beer color.
the scale often used to evaluate malt, wort and beer color.
A measurement of color. The scale starts at 0 (zero) and goes to over 500. The higher the number the darker the color.
The scale, in degrees, on which American brewers measure the color of malt, wort and occasionally the color of beer
A scale used to specify the color of malt; the higher the number, the darker the malt. Most base malts have a Lovibond rating below 10 (dark Munich malts may be slightly higher). Crystal/caramel and toasted malts generally have a Lovibond rating of between 10 and 100. Roasted malts are typically above 400.