casualties_army40
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hey all, just need some help.
i put on a coopers mexican cerveza and two ciders on two days ago and they all have an eggy smell to them. whats the deal?
the mexican cerveza was out of the can with some dextrose, citric acid and spray malt extract from brewcraft. i did pitch the yeast at around 24 degrees celsius because i didnt realise how hot it was. ive also heard that lager yeast does produce that sort of sulfur/ eggy smell but im not sure what type of exact yeast i used (i just used the one supplied with the can). so i understand that for the mexican cerveza it could be lager yeast but im not sure why the exact same smell is coming from my cider.
the smell from the beer is really strong coming out the airlock and same goes with one of my ciders which i used MA33 wine yeast from brewcraft for it, and heaps of apple juice. they are both bubbling away nicely. the other cider (brigalow can and yeast and some juice) hasnt started to bubble yet and there no smell coming from the airlock but when i come close to the barrell i can smell the same eggy smell coming from it.
all three had an OG of around 1050 when i put them on 2 days ago and i took a SG reading just before writting this and they are all around 1030.
i santitized everything properly with boiling water and citric acid aswell.
so if anyone has any advice or tips, are they all ruined? will it go away? whats the deal with the cider having that smell? the help would be much appreciated. cheers.
i put on a coopers mexican cerveza and two ciders on two days ago and they all have an eggy smell to them. whats the deal?
the mexican cerveza was out of the can with some dextrose, citric acid and spray malt extract from brewcraft. i did pitch the yeast at around 24 degrees celsius because i didnt realise how hot it was. ive also heard that lager yeast does produce that sort of sulfur/ eggy smell but im not sure what type of exact yeast i used (i just used the one supplied with the can). so i understand that for the mexican cerveza it could be lager yeast but im not sure why the exact same smell is coming from my cider.
the smell from the beer is really strong coming out the airlock and same goes with one of my ciders which i used MA33 wine yeast from brewcraft for it, and heaps of apple juice. they are both bubbling away nicely. the other cider (brigalow can and yeast and some juice) hasnt started to bubble yet and there no smell coming from the airlock but when i come close to the barrell i can smell the same eggy smell coming from it.
all three had an OG of around 1050 when i put them on 2 days ago and i took a SG reading just before writting this and they are all around 1030.
i santitized everything properly with boiling water and citric acid aswell.
so if anyone has any advice or tips, are they all ruined? will it go away? whats the deal with the cider having that smell? the help would be much appreciated. cheers.