How strong is TOO STRONG of a smell

[Whiteafricanbrewing]

So the first two meads I have were a bread machine yeast with black tea with an 8-9 abv and another with a basic wine mead 15-17 abv. Now the smells are super potent but not unpleasant, as a first time brewer is that bad? They taste super sweet and amazing and neither had any pellicle just potent smell. Is that good?

 

[FloppyKnockers]

If your neighbors call HAZMAT... that's bad.

 

[Whiteafricanbrewing]

Hahaha, thankfully it hasn’t gotten that bad yet. I think I closed the bottle before it could eat its way through the walls

 

[Brewer dad]

Like rocket fuel-ish alcohol potent? Sounds normal especially for the higher abv. How old is it? I think you’ve got the answer in the taste.

 

[Whiteafricanbrewing]

So I used ‘A Lot’ of honey in my opinion for the first time. Both of them I put 5 lbs into 1 gallon for them but the wine one was really strong and the bread machine one was moderate and had small yellowish bubbles here and there floating atop.

 

[Brewer dad]

That all sounds fine and the difference in what you’re seeing in the yeasts also makes sense. If you can let a couple age and do some comparisons over time, you will see they develop as they progress.

I also highly recommend taking notes, for the longest time I thought it was silly but finally started about a year and a half ago. Wish I had started sooner.

 

[Whiteafricanbrewing]

That all sounds fine and the difference in what you’re seeing in the yeasts also makes sense. If you can let a couple age and do some comparisons over time, you will see they develop as they progress.

I also highly recommend taking notes, for the longest time I thought it was silly but finally started about a year and a half ago. Wish I had started sooner.

Thank you, I just got the abv floater after I made the initial musk so the next brew I’m going to be taking notes methodically. But thank you all and wish ya the best on your brews aswell

 

[Kickass]

How young are they? Mead can be off putting until it’s aged 6 months or a year.

 

[Whiteafricanbrewing]

Ooo I didn’t know that, so early November is when I started and I just did the transfer out of the sediment yesterday, so roughly 4 months

 

[Whiteafricanbrewing]

Ooo I didn’t know that, so early November is when I started and I just did the transfer out of the sediment yesterday, so roughly 4 months

Sorry three months.

 

[Snuffy]

If your neighbors call HAZMAT... that's bad.

Hah! I was thinking if the dog won't enter the room, it could be an issue.

 

[Whiteafricanbrewing]

Well I just have cats but same thing, neither of them have keeled over with all fours sticking straight up.

 

[Kickass]

My guess is that they’ll age out a little. I use a TONSA3.0 nutrient schedule with wine yeast and modest abv and mine to lose that sharp edge until about 6 months. At a year, they’re usually good.