Reducing fusel alcohol

[Archtronics]

Hey all

I try and ferment all my brews towards the 18 degrees give or take but I am still getting batches that give me a bad head. Any idea what else could cause this ?

Cheers

 

[theboytony]

Erm drinking to many :lol:

 

[Archtronics]

I just had a thought this only happens with kits made by Richies maybe there's something in them.

 

[Dr Mike]

I remember reading somewhere that brews with a lot of sugar in can give worse hangovers. Maybe asking yeast to eat sucrose rather than maltose increases fusel alcohols ?

All-malt (ie two can) kits might be better.

 

[wilsoa1111]

well i reckon the fusel alcohols are made by stressed yeast-ie poor nutrients (too much sugar to early on in growth stages/too much making too much alcohol or underpitching in a moderately nutrient wort eg extract kits), too hot, i also reckon that some yeasts would prob be stressed by too cold-s-05 for eg is reckoned to throw out more fruity stuff( and prob fusels at low temps -18 degrees while is better at higher temps-20-21) are probably others but im too lazy to look for them-maybe Ph?