Smells, and tastes, like mothballs...

[dwhite60]

Just did the first racking of my apricot mead, and it smells and tastes like mothballs. Ten days in primary.

One can of Vintner's Harvest apricot puree'
Four pounds honey
Spring water to 1.75 gallons
1-1/2 tsp. Acid blend
2 tsp diammonium phosphate spread over three additions, two days apart.
1/4 tsp. grape tannin
OG about 1.100. Currently 1.000
71B-1122, whole sachet.
Fermented at 63F-64F
Fermented like a monster. Degassed twice a day for five days

Never had anything like this before. Ideas?

All the Best,
D. White

 

[Jag75]

Howd you get their little legs apart ? Lol
Sorry man I couldnt resist haha.

 

[Seamonkey84]

Give it time, off heading and aging helps with lots of these issues.

 

[dwhite60]

Howd you get their little legs apart ? Lol
Sorry man I couldnt resist haha.

If we're not having some fun we ain't brewing.



All the Best,
D. White

 

[Redeemer]

That seems common with certain fruits. I did a peach melomel that smelled and tasted like a flea collar. Band-Aid is another common one and I suspect phenolic compounds.

Here is a link to a page that talks about different aromas and their causes.

https://bjcp.org/meadfaults.php