Overpowering smell in secondary

[dasBuhbuh]

So, i transferred my brown ale over to secondary about a week ago and i was pretty pleased that it smelled like beer (not great beer, but beer). I felt like checking on it (since it had been 2 weeks primary and now 1 week secondary) and i noticed fermentation picked up again. at least, it had a bit of foam covering all but the outermost inch of the surface. i couldnt smell it so i leaned in a bit more and tried again. when i finally got something, i fell backwards and started coughing a little from it. my roommate tried and he said (being a heavy smoker) that his nose kinda tickled from it. being my first batch, should that happen? im kinda hoping that it was just a largely pure co2 environment sitting in the secondary from the reactivated fermentation and i wasnt prepared for it....

 

[fat x nub]

Im sure its nothing. You santized everything that touched the beer going from the primary to secondary right??

 

[McKBrew]

Sounds like CO2, wouldn't worry about it, just don't huff it anymore.

 

[Revvy]

Sounds like CO2, wouldn't worry about it, just don't huff it anymore.

Yeah someone on here has nearly passed out from sticking their head into their fermentation cooler. I can't recall who...but CO2 burns.

The smells are probably just because you kicked up some fermentation when you racked.

 

[dasBuhbuh]

im relieved to hear that. thanks!