JBrady
Well-Known Member
Hello, i swore i wouldn't jump the gun on thinking something was wrong with my first brew ever, but i do have a question so that i can learn. I knew that this first brew didn't go quite as planned and that chances of it not going well were high, but im having so much fun that im just already planning brew number two. Anyways, Im keeping my fermenter in a keggerator with temp. controls, so my fermentation is staying right on 70 degrees, and when i open the door every hour or so i get the most sour assed smell coming from inside. the kegerator has never had kegged beer or anything in it prior, its brand new. So i was just wondering, what kind of smell do you get through fermentation normally? Is a sour assed smell bad? Im only 5 or so hours into fermentation. the recipe has oats wheat black malt chocolate malt 2 row pale malt flaked barley and crystal malt. chinook pellet and fuggles leaf for hops. Do all fermentations have a smell or just bad ones? thanks for any info.
EDIT- Its not that sour of a smell, almost like opening a jug of milk and smelling it, not sour milk, just milk.
EDIT-Ok its starting to smell more like sour milk in my opinion.
EDIT- Its not that sour of a smell, almost like opening a jug of milk and smelling it, not sour milk, just milk.
EDIT-Ok its starting to smell more like sour milk in my opinion.