My Belgian Wit came out of secondary today. Been looking forward to it. I stuck my head in the bucket, cause it always smells so good to catch a fresh batch of beer.
It about knocked me down!
The smell was so strong I didn't know what it was at first. The Wyeast 3944 I used says it has some phenols (is that an odor?)
Anyway, long story short, once I'd FG'd it, stirred in my bottling sugar, and racked off a couple Tap-A-Drafts, the odor had disbursed enough to identify. It's strong of bubble gum. Memory tells me odors are esters. Can they be phenols, too? None of this seems terribly unpleasant, nor even abnormal, but I have never had such a strong smell before.
Comments on the odor? Amateur chemist want to explain phenols and esters? The bubble gum aroma? TIA!
It about knocked me down!
The smell was so strong I didn't know what it was at first. The Wyeast 3944 I used says it has some phenols (is that an odor?)
Anyway, long story short, once I'd FG'd it, stirred in my bottling sugar, and racked off a couple Tap-A-Drafts, the odor had disbursed enough to identify. It's strong of bubble gum. Memory tells me odors are esters. Can they be phenols, too? None of this seems terribly unpleasant, nor even abnormal, but I have never had such a strong smell before.
Comments on the odor? Amateur chemist want to explain phenols and esters? The bubble gum aroma? TIA!