Skunky smell on dry hops

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  1. Mag00n

    Mag00n Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2008 New York

    So I pulled 3oz(amarillo,simcoe,ahtanum) of dry hops from my ipa last night (and added 2 more lol) but I noticed they took on kinda a skunky smell to them. I still smell it on my hands(had to fish through the bags to get my marbles out). The beer still smells ok and the samples I took prior to dry hopping tasted fine( i under pitched a little though). Just wondering if I should be concerned. Not sure theres anything I can really do at this point anyways.
     
    #1 Mag00n, Apr 15, 2013
  2. jncastillo87

    jncastillo87 Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2013 Texas

    Sunlight getting in ? I have read that hops in beer hate sunlight and it will cause off flavors .. Just a thought.
     
    #2 jncastillo87, Apr 15, 2013
  3. Mag00n

    Mag00n Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2008 New York

    Nah it's sitting in a closet..I dunno the beer smells good so maybe the hops I used just smell funky after soaking in beer
     
    #3 Mag00n, Apr 16, 2013
  4. mattbk

    mattbk Savant (1,111) Dec 12, 2011 New York

    If they've been sitting in trub for a few weeks - then yeah, they might just smell a little funky.
     
    #4 mattbk, Apr 16, 2013
  5. 46and2

    46and2 Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2008 Missouri
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    Smoke a bit of it and see if anything happens...

    Might not be hops.
     
    #5 46and2, Apr 17, 2013
  6. Mag00n

    Mag00n Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2008 New York

    Seeing as how I used 5oz that would be a pretty expensive dry hop :slight_frown:
     
    #6 Mag00n, Apr 17, 2013
  7. jncastillo87

    jncastillo87 Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2013 Texas

    Big time
     
    #7 jncastillo87, Apr 17, 2013
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