Rotten Egg Smell, Help!

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griff017

Rotten Egg Smell, Help!

Post by griff017 » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:06 am

I am brewing a Bohemain Lager. I just opened up the lid of the primary after one week and there was a horrible smell that smelled like rotten eggs. I think maybe it was from several things but i would like input. Is it because i didnt start the yeast a day or two before adding it (I only started it 5 hours before). Or maybe it is because i didnt do the best A+ job cleaning the fermenter from the last batch which was a IPA. Or will the smell go away once it finishes fermenting. Any help to fix the problem would be great!!

Wez

Post by Wez » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:20 am

My wife often complains about this myserious 'rotten egg smell' in my opinion, it's best to deny it roll over and go back to sleep. :D :D

SteveD

Post by SteveD » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:23 am

The correct ammount of time to lager a lager is to the point where the stink disappears, according to the Germans.

SteveD

Post by SteveD » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:24 am

Wez wrote:My wife often complains about this myserious 'rotten egg smell' in my opinion, it's best to deny it roll over and go back to sleep. :D :D
Or blame it on the dog. :wink:

Wez

Post by Wez » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:37 am

SteveD wrote:Or blame it on the dog. :wink:
Oh no, he has his very own 'special' recipe :roll:

AT

Post by AT » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:44 am

Poor dog gets blamed for everything, i gotta get me one of those 8) what would the postage be for that on flea bay :D

griff017

Post by griff017 » Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:01 am

thats a relief!!!! Thanks guys!

onlooker

Post by onlooker » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:50 pm

I have been getting alot of sulphur from my parti-gyle bitters recently. It doesnt seem to happen in my other beers however. Strange. I guess it must be something to do with the wort chemistry of diluting wort post mash, anyone have any ideas?

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