Paulasaurus
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Why does my lager smell sour?
Steeping grains
CaraMunich 1 .5lb
Crystal 60L .5lb
Extract
6lbs Munich LME
3lbs Pilsner light LME
Hops
1oz Northern Brewer
1oz Tettenger
1oz Saaz
Yeast
Saflager 34/70
This is my first lager and am using an 18 gallon tub to house my primary bucket with ice bath. Ice bottles rotated out 3 times daily. Temps kept at 60 or below since day 2 of the primary. Been in primary 6 days now. The airlock is putting out a sour odor and seems to have come on stronger as fermentation kicked off.
Is this typical of lagers?
Thanks for the info all
Steeping grains
CaraMunich 1 .5lb
Crystal 60L .5lb
Extract
6lbs Munich LME
3lbs Pilsner light LME
Hops
1oz Northern Brewer
1oz Tettenger
1oz Saaz
Yeast
Saflager 34/70
This is my first lager and am using an 18 gallon tub to house my primary bucket with ice bath. Ice bottles rotated out 3 times daily. Temps kept at 60 or below since day 2 of the primary. Been in primary 6 days now. The airlock is putting out a sour odor and seems to have come on stronger as fermentation kicked off.
Is this typical of lagers?
Thanks for the info all