My Kolsch Starter smells odd???

[BillTheSlink]

I made a 2L starter from a Wyest smack pack (the big one) and put it on the stir plate over night. I just took it off and put it in the fridge because now they are calling for rain up until Saturday. It doesn't smell like all my other starters; like beer. It has a faint smell, but more like crap than anything, but not noxious. It obviously grew yeast, as before taking it off the stir plate I stopped the vortex and saw how much fell out of suspension and it was a lot. Not exactly sure what to do now. I mean it really doesn't smell much at all, but what it does smell is unpleasant.

 

[Doc Robinson]

Is "Kolsch Starter" a euphemism?

 

[BillTheSlink]

Is "Kolsch Starter" a euphemism?

No why?
10 letters

 

[Doc Robinson]

No why?
10 letters

How bout a metaphor?

 

[BillTheSlink]

I really have no clue what you're driving at, but Kolsch is a style of beer made in Cologne Germany which has a yeast strain associated with it and is sold by Wyeast. If you would like further information on it I am sure it is in the style guide in the Wiki.

 

[Clonefarmer]

I made a 2L starter from a Wyest smack pack (the big one) and put it on the stir plate over night. I just took it off and put it in the fridge because now they are calling for rain up until Saturday. It doesn't smell like all my other starters; like beer. It has a faint smell, but more like crap than anything, but not noxious. It obviously grew yeast, as before taking it off the stir plate I stopped the vortex and saw how much fell out of suspension and it was a lot. Not exactly sure what to do now. I mean it really doesn't smell much at all, but what it does smell is unpleasant.

How old was the pack of yeast? Is it a bacon/rancid smell?

I've read Kolsch yeast can have sulfur smelling fermentations.

 

[BillTheSlink]

How old was the pack of yeast? Is it a bacon/rancid smell?

I've read Kolsch yeast can have sulfur smelling fermentations.

It is three moths old. Perhaps it is rancid, perhaps it is sulfur, but nothing at all like bacon. It is so very difficult to tell because it is very faint. Usually my starters smell strongly of beer, but this does not. It may have something to do with the fact I had a boil over and the wort around the sides has turned. Do you think I should use it? The yeast obviously did their job and multiplied like crazy. Not very flocculant, but then again I think this is normal for this strain.

I had a bad tube of yeast once that spoiled in shipping from baking heat. The smell is no where near as strong.

 

[DubbelDach]

I will vouch that Kolsch yeast rocks out the sulfur farts, big time!!! I ferment in a bathroom and I had to close the door and run the fan last time I used it... It was horrendous! Stunk up the whole basement until I ran the fan. My San Fran Lager yeast that is rockin' right now is giving off the same rotten odor. It actually gets me a little heady.

But that's all stuff leaving your beer, so you're fine. the beer won't taste like the ferm smell.

 

[android]

yep, i've had a bad smelling kolsch starter before and it came out fine.

 

[gointomexico]

Drink some, see what it tastes like.

 

[turbojet307]

This is my first post ever.

I'm brewing my first lager. White Labs German lager yeast. A few days into full on fermentation and its stanky like a fart. I thought maybe something was up. especially cause it took 3 days to show signs of life and the yeast was almost past its best by date.

I had a cream ale kit that did the same thing it weirded me out and I dumped it before fermentation ended. Once fermentation started it stank up the whole kitchen. I think that was a Ringwood yeast from wyeast. Maybe I should have let it go...

 

[Doc Robinson]

This is my first post ever.

I'm brewing my first lager. White Labs German lager yeast. A few days into full on fermentation and its stanky like a fart. I thought maybe something was up. especially cause it took 3 days to show signs of life and the yeast was almost past its best by date.

I had a cream ale kit that did the same thing it weirded me out and I dumped it before fermentation ended. Once fermentation started it stank up the whole kitchen. I think that was a Ringwood yeast from wyeast. Maybe I should have let it go...

No. Certain yeasts under lager conditions exhibit sulfur emissions...hence the egg fart aroma.

 

[turbojet307]

Dude, nice avatar!