Hi guys,
I did a brew day at end of last week for a new recipe and pitched a WLP051 Californian starter made from a reclaimed slurry from a brew in November plus two fresh packs I had approaching their best before dates. Primary has been proceeding as expected with high krausen within 48hrs but there has been a noticeable smell almost from the start that I have not had from any other brews - an almost sulphurous I'd say. Does this suggest I have an infection or has anyone had this side effect with this yeast before but it should be ok?
Sulphurous odours during primary
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Re: Sulphurous odours during primary
It's pretty normal for a lot of yeasts to produce that during fermentation. It rarely carries into the beer.
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Re: Sulphurous odours during primary
I used S-34/70 to ferment a cider that smelled something awful and there's not a hint of it in the final product.Jocky wrote:It's pretty normal for a lot of yeasts to produce that during fermentation. It rarely carries into the beer.
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