petree3 Well-Known Member Joined Feb 2, 2012 Messages 105 Reaction score 3 Location San Luis Obispo Jun 22, 2013 #1 My starter of WLP001 cal ale smells like hard apple cider. It's very tart to the nose, is this normal or should I toss it?
My starter of WLP001 cal ale smells like hard apple cider. It's very tart to the nose, is this normal or should I toss it?
diS Well-Known Member Joined Apr 9, 2011 Messages 1,027 Reaction score 53 Location Croatia Jun 22, 2013 #2 Some of my starters smells pretty sourly but there was no off flavors in beer. Since starter is made made with lot of oxygen I suppose that is the reason of funky smell.
Some of my starters smells pretty sourly but there was no off flavors in beer. Since starter is made made with lot of oxygen I suppose that is the reason of funky smell.
