betch
Well-Known Member
I made a batch of beer with hops that turned out to be stale smelling and tasting. I had the trub/yeast in the fridge and used it without knowing the off smell/flavor would appear in the next batch. Has this happened before and besides trashing the yeast can I dry hop the current keg and other 5 gallons to cover the smell/taste? I'm pretty sure the smell of stale is the worst part and the current beer is a amber ale with low IBU (20+) so the current Willamette does not mask the smell. I just want to salvage the current keg and modify the other bucket still on the yeast cake.