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Date: 05 Jul 2006 10:14:29
From: PineyWoodsBrewer
Subject: Bottled yeast had bad odor
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I just used a White Labs Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast #WLP802, (yes I
know it's middle of the summer time...) and when I opened the vial there
was a real bad odor in the yeast, almost like a fart. I have read that
some of the Czech strains have a "sourness" to them that is supposed to
be there. Is this what I am smelling or did this yeast have too long a
ride in the hot UPS truck? Anybody else ever noticed yeast getting this
rotten, or sour smell?
Thanks...
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Date: 05 Jul 2006 08:49:44
From: GeoffT
Subject: Re: Bottled yeast had bad odor
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Don't worry about it, I used that yeast a few months ago and it
produced a sulphurus rotten egg smell. It dissappeared with ageing.
Great yeast by the way.
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Date: 05 Jul 2006 14:55:01
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Bottled yeast had bad odor
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On Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:14:29 -0400, <rexh53@alltel.nospam.net > wrote:
> I just used a White Labs Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast #WLP802, (yes I
> know it's middle of the summer time...) and when I opened the vial there
> was a real bad odor in the yeast, almost like a fart. I have read that
> some of the Czech strains have a "sourness" to them that is supposed to
> be there. Is this what I am smelling or did this yeast have too long a
> ride in the hot UPS truck? Anybody else ever noticed yeast getting this
> rotten, or sour smell?
Was it a sulfur smell? Some yeast are known for producing that during
fermentation, although I'm not sure I've heard of one doing it in the
vial before though.
John.
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Date: 05 Jul 2006 11:34:58
From: PineyWoodsBrewer
Subject: Re: Bottled yeast had bad odor
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Yeah, I guess it could be described as a sulfur smell. Sorta like
rotten eggs. I can taste a "hint" of it in the beer but I am hopeing it
will dissappear as the beer ages, like most yeast tastes do.
John 'Shaggy' Kolesar wrote:
>On Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:14:29 -0400, <rexh53@alltel.nospam.net> wrote:
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>
>>I just used a White Labs Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast #WLP802, (yes I
>>know it's middle of the summer time...) and when I opened the vial there
>>was a real bad odor in the yeast, almost like a fart. I have read that
>>some of the Czech strains have a "sourness" to them that is supposed to
>>be there. Is this what I am smelling or did this yeast have too long a
>>ride in the hot UPS truck? Anybody else ever noticed yeast getting this
>>rotten, or sour smell?
>>
>>
>
>Was it a sulfur smell? Some yeast are known for producing that during
>fermentation, although I'm not sure I've heard of one doing it in the
>vial before though.
>
>
>John.
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>
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