jhutch31
Active Member
Hi HBT peeps,
I recently finished fermenting a batch of scotch ale I designed in beersmith. This is the 4th batch of beer I have finished fermenting in the last month. As I was relieving the pressure from my fermentation vessel, I quickly noticed that the smell was not so pleasant. Kind of reminded me of sour milk. I went ahead and transferred to my secondary vessel for aging and watched the wort pass through the clear hosing looking for discoloration or anything that would look like growing bacteria. The beer was clear and amber like it should look. I harvested my yeast and studied it and it looks normal. However, the yeast did smell like sour milk. All my other batches gave off a fresh beer and hops smell. Could this be because of the grain bill I used? Here is the recipe for a 10 gal batch:
18 lbs 2 row
2 lbs crystal
8 oz carapils
4 oz roasted barley
1 oz smoked malt
2 oz east Kent goldings
WLP001 California Ale yeast.
It smelled different when I brewed it too, but the sour milk smell has me leary. I hope it doesn't taste like that.
John
I recently finished fermenting a batch of scotch ale I designed in beersmith. This is the 4th batch of beer I have finished fermenting in the last month. As I was relieving the pressure from my fermentation vessel, I quickly noticed that the smell was not so pleasant. Kind of reminded me of sour milk. I went ahead and transferred to my secondary vessel for aging and watched the wort pass through the clear hosing looking for discoloration or anything that would look like growing bacteria. The beer was clear and amber like it should look. I harvested my yeast and studied it and it looks normal. However, the yeast did smell like sour milk. All my other batches gave off a fresh beer and hops smell. Could this be because of the grain bill I used? Here is the recipe for a 10 gal batch:
18 lbs 2 row
2 lbs crystal
8 oz carapils
4 oz roasted barley
1 oz smoked malt
2 oz east Kent goldings
WLP001 California Ale yeast.
It smelled different when I brewed it too, but the sour milk smell has me leary. I hope it doesn't taste like that.
John
