S04 at lowish temps - always smelly?

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marshbrewer

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I'm revisiting S04, as I had it down that I didn't like it, but I've realised I only ever used it in kits so I'm giving it an outing in an all grain brew. I'm fermenting at 17.5° c. It's sinking my garage / state of the art brewing facility out like a blocked drain. I've had this before, and it always turns out ok, so I'm not unduly worried, but is it normally this pongy? Unfortunately, my record keeping when doing kits was pantaloons, so I can't refer back - I certainly had a few stinkers, but can't say which yeasts.
 
I’d never made a Good British style pale ale with dried yeast until I used Danstar ESB. Never been a fan of S-04.
 
I’d never made a Good British style pale ale with dried yeast until I used Danstar ESB. Never been a fan of S-04.
Just shows it's horses for courses - I really dislike the ESB with Danstar but S-04 I find really neutral.
 
I'm revisiting S04, as I had it down that I didn't like it, but I've realised I only ever used it in kits so I'm giving it an outing in an all grain brew. I'm fermenting at 17.5° c. It's sinking my garage / state of the art brewing facility out like a blocked drain. I've had this before, and it always turns out ok, so I'm not unduly worried, but is it normally this pongy? Unfortunately, my record keeping when doing kits was pantaloons, so I can't refer back - I certainly had a few stinkers, but can't say which yeasts.
I am fan of So4 but mainly for stout and have never had it smelly and ferment at 19 dgr though I had a brew about 2years back with no temp control and fermented high in the kitchen producing solvent esters.Quite liked it actually.
 

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