Skunky? Cider?

[mick8882003]

I have a cider brew sitting in the fermenter ready to keg. Tastes ok, but it has a slight skunky smell to it, smells a little like toilet water or waste water.
Its a brigalow brew with a kilo of dex.

Should I keg it? Whats the likely cause?

Cheers Mick

 

[jonocarroll]

Whats the likely cause?

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Its a brigalow brew

Problem solved. Sorry, couldn't help myself. I've heard not-so-great things about this brand. What was the;

- ferment temperature?
- yeast (the one that came with the kit?)
- cleaning product used to clean the fermenter?

 

[mick8882003]

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Problem solved. Sorry, couldn't help myself. I've heard not-so-great things about this brand. What was the;

- ferment temperature?

Around 25

- yeast (the one that came with the kit?)

Yes
- cleaning product used to clean the fermenter?

PBW and starsan

 

[mick8882003]

It surprises me that it might be the kit, I have done four or five in the last few months and have had good results at higher temps.

 

[manticle]

I've done brigalow cider kits that came out fine. Boring but fine.

The one that came out sulphury was in a fermenter sanitised with sodium met but not rinsed (as per instructions on the container - I know rinse and have no trouble). The bottles were likewise. Cider and sulphur are not friends.

Cider takes a bit longer in primary and bottles than beer so don't be afraid to leave it in bottles for longer or even consider racking it to a secondary container and leaving for another week.