CyberErik
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, I have my vanilla coffee porter in primary. It is bubbling roughly once every 30 seconds at the end of day 3, everything seems to be going well.
My question is, when I put a little bit of pressure on my fermenter to give off gas, the smell isn't really all that great. Really, all I smell is hops.
I remember about a year ago my first batch, I had a similar experience, then after about a week suddenly it started to smell like a pale ale.
My question is, what smell(s) are normal? I don't think this is contaminated or anything, I'm not asking for a diagnostic, more like a "what should it smell like?"
Should I be smelling vanilla or coffee in my vanilla coffee porter?
My question is, when I put a little bit of pressure on my fermenter to give off gas, the smell isn't really all that great. Really, all I smell is hops.
I remember about a year ago my first batch, I had a similar experience, then after about a week suddenly it started to smell like a pale ale.
My question is, what smell(s) are normal? I don't think this is contaminated or anything, I'm not asking for a diagnostic, more like a "what should it smell like?"
Should I be smelling vanilla or coffee in my vanilla coffee porter?