Zaphod
Well-Known Member
I brewed a simple Irish red and pitched WL Burton Ale yeast. After about 2 or 3 days, the sucker took off and foamed out of my 6.5gal carboy (I can't remember the last time I had a foam-over) for about 2 full days. The small half-bath it was sitting in smelled strongly of yeast. The foam eventually retracted and I vodka'd up the airlock and let it be. I wasn't able to transfer it into secondary and just kegged it last Sunday @ 1.013 (exactly 2 weeks after brewing). Pulling off a sample, the beer still smells raw-dough yeasty and not in a good way. I think there's maybe some plastic or bandaid as well? But it's hard to pick out underneath the yeast smell.
Could this be yeast autolysis? Could a overly-vigorous ferment cause it?
Could this be yeast autolysis? Could a overly-vigorous ferment cause it?