We have brewed a few batches with Safale S0-4 and all of them has this interesting slight smell/taste in the beer. Nothing unpleasant....but we are not into it at all.
Basically....after the siphoning....we smell the yeast cake that is left over in the fermenter, and we can conclude that that is the smell/flavour our beers have. Why is this? Is this normal?
The problem is that it is not something I have ever tasted in a beer, but it is not too strong...so I doubt it can be an infection or something. My friend keeps telling me that it has the smell/aroma of a wheat beer (weissbier). I kinda agree with him.
A little bit of info on my fermenation:
MO single malt, using ideal temperature between 15-20 C (59-68F). I am using a plastic fermenter. My beers are simple....English ales.
Basically....after the siphoning....we smell the yeast cake that is left over in the fermenter, and we can conclude that that is the smell/flavour our beers have. Why is this? Is this normal?
The problem is that it is not something I have ever tasted in a beer, but it is not too strong...so I doubt it can be an infection or something. My friend keeps telling me that it has the smell/aroma of a wheat beer (weissbier). I kinda agree with him.
A little bit of info on my fermenation:
MO single malt, using ideal temperature between 15-20 C (59-68F). I am using a plastic fermenter. My beers are simple....English ales.