So I brewed a partial mash porter with cinnamon & peaches almost 2 months ago. Going into primary it smelled like peach cobbler; after 2 weeks it went into secondary with the same smell. Today, I finally decided to bottle it. I'm sick b/c it now smells rubbery...and I've read dozens of posts about a faint band-aid smell as well as Palmer's phenols and wild yeast...but THIS is industrial-grade rubber!!!
Then to make it worse, I decided to check my primary where my Simcoe XPA has been 4weeks on the yeast after a vigorous fermentation. Same smell, same taste.
I'm so disgusted &disappointed I don't know what to do. I bottled both batches & have made my sacrifices to the gods of yeast. But after 12 batches without a single problem and basically buying stock in StarSan b/c I sanitize like a fiend, I am bummed.
So I've popped a home brew and am hoping someone has some insights. While I'd love to know what went wrong, I'm more interested in any thoughts on a fix.
Cheers for all the help so far. Here's hoping time will help!
Then to make it worse, I decided to check my primary where my Simcoe XPA has been 4weeks on the yeast after a vigorous fermentation. Same smell, same taste.
I'm so disgusted &disappointed I don't know what to do. I bottled both batches & have made my sacrifices to the gods of yeast. But after 12 batches without a single problem and basically buying stock in StarSan b/c I sanitize like a fiend, I am bummed.
So I've popped a home brew and am hoping someone has some insights. While I'd love to know what went wrong, I'm more interested in any thoughts on a fix.
Cheers for all the help so far. Here's hoping time will help!