I brewed my first pumkin beer last week and when I checked it today it smelled of bananas. Is this normal? Will it subside? Fermented at about 66-68 and used Wyeast 1450: Denny's Favorite. Im not sure what went wrong
Pumpkin Beer has banana smell
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LuxAeterna
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I believe the culprit is Isoamyl acetate. I can't say I have first hand experience with it yet but from reading around some people have said that it will fade away given enough time.
JonK331
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What temp are you fermenting at? Could be the yeast or it is possible that the combination of spices and pumpkin could give an aroma like banana. I wouldn't worry about it for now.
rocketk455
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The first of my pumpkin beers that I tried after 3 weeks in the bottles had a similar taste and smell. It didn't seem to have the taste when i bottled it. I'm guessing (and hoping) it will fade over time.
