Ahoy, folks:
My first batch ever finished in the primary fermentor yesterday, and I transferred it into a carboy without a hitch. When I opened up the bucket to clean it out, it had a very sour smell to it. I tried a small sample of the beer that was still in the transfer tube, and it smelled sour as well - but tasted as I expected it to (delicious!).
Is this just because of the yeast and sediment at the bottom? Or is it possible I have something to worry about? The beer looks fine, normal, and is resting easy in the carboy...but that smell from the bucket has me worried.
I just smelled the carboy and it has that same smell - not as putrid, but kind of sour fruity.
The beer was a heffeweizen kit, with added wheat DME. I can't tell you specific amounts because I didn't bother writing this one down (since it was a kit).
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: I found a thread covering exactly this:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/do-hefeweizens-typically-smell-sour-when-opening-fermenter-223160/
Nevermind! A mod can delete this one if necessary
My first batch ever finished in the primary fermentor yesterday, and I transferred it into a carboy without a hitch. When I opened up the bucket to clean it out, it had a very sour smell to it. I tried a small sample of the beer that was still in the transfer tube, and it smelled sour as well - but tasted as I expected it to (delicious!).
Is this just because of the yeast and sediment at the bottom? Or is it possible I have something to worry about? The beer looks fine, normal, and is resting easy in the carboy...but that smell from the bucket has me worried.
I just smelled the carboy and it has that same smell - not as putrid, but kind of sour fruity.
The beer was a heffeweizen kit, with added wheat DME. I can't tell you specific amounts because I didn't bother writing this one down (since it was a kit).
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: I found a thread covering exactly this:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/do-hefeweizens-typically-smell-sour-when-opening-fermenter-223160/
Nevermind! A mod can delete this one if necessary