Sulfur taste/aroma in Lager

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Sulfur taste/aroma in Lager

Post by spook100 » Thu Jun 21, 2018 8:12 pm

I have a lager that I brewed about a month ago. It's tasting quite good at the moment but the sulfur taste and aroma is still a bit strong. I know that leaving it to condition will sort it out in time but I want to serve it at a party next weekend. Any suggestions for a quick-fix? My understanding is that sulfur is scrubbed out by CO2 coming out of solution so would it help to repeatedly vent and re-carbonate the keg?
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Sulfur taste/aroma in Lager

Post by ciderhead » Thu Jun 21, 2018 8:29 pm

Time is best healer in the meantime
Run CO2 down beer out tube of the keg which will bubble from bottom.
And just keep burping it.

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Re: Sulfur taste/aroma in Lager

Post by Jocky » Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:24 pm

If you have a corny or sankey type keg then the you can scrub it out by bubbling some CO2 through it as ciderhead suggests.

Plastic kegs are more of a problem. If you have one with a S30 valve then you can vent it and repressurise and leave it for a few hours. Keep doing that and quite a bit of the sulphur can be released.
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Re: Sulfur taste/aroma in Lager

Post by spook100 » Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:50 am

Great suggestions. It's in a corny so I will give that a try. Thanks!
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Re: Sulfur taste/aroma in Lager

Post by spook100 » Mon Jun 25, 2018 6:38 am

As suggested, I released all pressure from the keg and then re-pressurised through the outlet and dip tube. I did it three times with a few hours between each. It worked a treat and the beer tastes and smells great now. Thanks for the suggestions!
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