Sulpher smell when fermenting?

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DaveDesign

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Ummmmm, should i have a sulpher smell when fermenting a larger kit?

youngs larger kit, pitched yeast this monday, temp 22c, starting SG about 1.046, current SG 1.032

My first brew and am unsure if it should smell like that!!!
 
That happened to me when I brewed a coopers Mexican cerveza and it turned out great....perfectly normal.
 
If it's a true lager yeast, then it will produce quite a bit of a sulpher smell. This is normal, and will escape with the co2 that comes out of your airlock. Make sure you leave the brew in the FV long enough to ensure that the yeasties clean up the compounds creating that smell though :thumb:
 
Cheers guys, put my mind at reast! the yeast was the basic stuff from the young's kit to which i added coopers brew enhancer2 for sugar.
 
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