EinGutesBier
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I pulled a bit of my Saison today for a hydro reading - moved maybe one point lower to 1.009 (fermentation will be two weeks this Sunday). Anyway, I noticed that it had an odd aroma. Sort of like a cross between an overripe apple, citrus and alcohol...and, I'm afraid to say, maybe a barnyard funk or rubber? At the time of the sampling, the temperature was about 84 or 85, though the tolerances of Wyeast Saison yeast is 70-95.
This is my first time fermenting this warm, so I'm not sure if I've overdone it, but I'd bet that the warmest it ever got was 92 or so. The beer tastes just fine, very unique, if a little citrusy, but in all my time homebrewing, I never experienced such an unusual odor. Can anyone vouch to what that might be? I fear it might be autolysis, though I don't think it's fusels because I can't taste any. In fact, I've never had "good" Saison before, so maybe this is one of its trademarks? But if it is autolysis or something, then I'm going to remove the yeast right away. As a precaution, I turned the heating pads off and am allowing it to return to room temperature of about 68-70.
This is my first time fermenting this warm, so I'm not sure if I've overdone it, but I'd bet that the warmest it ever got was 92 or so. The beer tastes just fine, very unique, if a little citrusy, but in all my time homebrewing, I never experienced such an unusual odor. Can anyone vouch to what that might be? I fear it might be autolysis, though I don't think it's fusels because I can't taste any. In fact, I've never had "good" Saison before, so maybe this is one of its trademarks? But if it is autolysis or something, then I'm going to remove the yeast right away. As a precaution, I turned the heating pads off and am allowing it to return to room temperature of about 68-70.