Recent content by ConfusedBoozeHound

Been a little over a year since my last post...yikes! However I believe I have pinpointed the issue. Long story short, it's the yeast adding the socks flavor. The closer I get to completely removing the yeast from suspension, the more the taste goes away. This also includes aftertastes which...

Just tried another brew. First day almost all the flavor was gone, but as time went on the flavor came back. I would guess a combination of oxidation and yeast is the culprit.

Looking over your thread it appears yeast nutrient may still be needed, though I might be able to supplement that by boiling baking yeast for a low cost alternative. In any case I very much prefer the link and advice. :mug:

I'd like to be clear, I'm just clearing old stock at this point. After that I'd very much like to move back to normal yeast. That said I'm pretty new to winemaking, I was making ciders before. A cursory glance says minimum of 5 days but doesn't specify expected ABV. I'd prefer not to double...

Made a new batch recently, tasted like wet cardboard along with other assorted nasty flavors. This time was oxidation pretty sure. However adding a little apple juice to the brew helped quite a lot, so I am trying with more apple juice this time around. We'll see if that helps. I also made a...

It's faster and up until now I had no reason not to. EDIT: thinking about it a little more, there was also a price component. Buying bulk yeast and nutrients was generally the same price (or lower) by weight but required a relatively greater upfront payment. Turbo yeast does not generally need...

Just a quick update since it will be a while before I can try new batches: adding something to mask the flavor works but only if a lot is added. I added some lemon juice but I still get the flavor as an aftertaste. I'll experiment with other juices and extracts over time and see if it helps more.

I've got quite a bit to chew on here and try. I'll come back to the thread once I've had a chance to try a few batches with results. I didn't even realize this was a common ingredient in turbos (my turbo doesn't include an ingredients list). Definitely something to get out of my brewing process.

Yes. Just those, except the yeast is turbo yeast which if I'm not mistaken has it's own nutrients. I'll look up yeast nutrients and try some experimentation. Although do you have any ideas on what nutrient(s) might be missing? Do you think adding a small amount of fruit while brewing or adding...

This is driving me a little crazy. So I use a water/sugar mash with turbo yeast. Very basic. It should have little if any flavor but the flavor I consistently get is that of clean socks. Cottony really. I don't get much of a drying effect in the mouth, so it's not the alcohol content as far as...