FatCol
Regular.
Hi All,
I've recently made up some 1 gallon batches of WOW, Turbo Cider and the punch made with Robinsons No Added Sugar concentrates.
Now here's the weird thing - ALL of them have got the rhino farts smell & taste...
What's most puzzling, is that some where made using a Ritchies Yeast Compound and some where made using the Youngs Super Yeast compound, as I wanted to compare them.
All where given a teaspoon of Wilko Yeast Nutrient and proper sanitation was followed. The temperature was fairly stable at 18-21C and all fermented well. I use bottled water (Asda Value) and some where made with Tate & Lyle sugar, others with Whitworths. All were pitched at around 21C. Bottles were washed and given the StarSan treatment before bottling.
The WOWs were made using Asda juices
The TC was made using the Aldi apple juice
I tried one of the Robinson fruit punches last night and it smelled and tasted of farts - not nice :shock:
Given that you are talking about 7 different brews, I suspect an infection is almost out of the question.
So basically, I'm at a loss to explain this and wondered if anyone had any thoughts?
Also, what are the chances of the farts dissipating over time? Or is it a case of ditch them, and get some more on?
Any input welcome.
FatCol:
I've recently made up some 1 gallon batches of WOW, Turbo Cider and the punch made with Robinsons No Added Sugar concentrates.
Now here's the weird thing - ALL of them have got the rhino farts smell & taste...
What's most puzzling, is that some where made using a Ritchies Yeast Compound and some where made using the Youngs Super Yeast compound, as I wanted to compare them.
All where given a teaspoon of Wilko Yeast Nutrient and proper sanitation was followed. The temperature was fairly stable at 18-21C and all fermented well. I use bottled water (Asda Value) and some where made with Tate & Lyle sugar, others with Whitworths. All were pitched at around 21C. Bottles were washed and given the StarSan treatment before bottling.
The WOWs were made using Asda juices
The TC was made using the Aldi apple juice
I tried one of the Robinson fruit punches last night and it smelled and tasted of farts - not nice :shock:
Given that you are talking about 7 different brews, I suspect an infection is almost out of the question.
So basically, I'm at a loss to explain this and wondered if anyone had any thoughts?
Also, what are the chances of the farts dissipating over time? Or is it a case of ditch them, and get some more on?
Any input welcome.
FatCol:
