slimshady95sox
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I brewed a pale ale and pitched the yeast 5 days ago. Really, throughout all of the 5 days it has smelled bad. It does NOT smell like beer. The krausen foam has already formed at the top and it has started to sink. I just want to know if it's supposed to smell this bad throughout fermentation and then clear up and start smelling better.
2lbs of LME alexander's.
1 lb of DME amber pale
.8oz of nugget hops for 60 mins
.7oz of cascade 15 mins.
Safale US-56 yeast.. 11.5 grams (1 packet)
I rehydrated the yeast at water that was a bit more than warm.. felt nice on fingers and then pitched that into just warm wort. I did aerate it pretty well by shaking and stiring for like 20 seconds pretty heavily. it's been fermenting at 65 degrees F.
Is this pale ale supposed to smell like this? I'm pretty sure it is fermenting because the krausen formed and everything. PLEASE HELP AND ENLIGHTEN ME.
PS:When should it start to clear up and become more yellow... right now it is brown.
2lbs of LME alexander's.
1 lb of DME amber pale
.8oz of nugget hops for 60 mins
.7oz of cascade 15 mins.
Safale US-56 yeast.. 11.5 grams (1 packet)
I rehydrated the yeast at water that was a bit more than warm.. felt nice on fingers and then pitched that into just warm wort. I did aerate it pretty well by shaking and stiring for like 20 seconds pretty heavily. it's been fermenting at 65 degrees F.
Is this pale ale supposed to smell like this? I'm pretty sure it is fermenting because the krausen formed and everything. PLEASE HELP AND ENLIGHTEN ME.
PS:When should it start to clear up and become more yellow... right now it is brown.