Wheat beer?? Feet beer more like!!

[puravida]

Took a sample of the wheat beer I brewed 9 days ago.
It's still in the FV.

Taste not so bad but man alive THE SMELL!!

Not good at all - like bad feet.

I've screwed it up huh?

 

[Dunfie]

Usually sweaty socks is associated with isovaleric acid. Its normally old degraded hops that gets the blame for this but can also be caused by a wild yeast infection (brett). It could well be Brett if the beer is still tasting okay.

 

[puravida]

Ahhh very interesting! Beer does taste pretty good but the smell is offputting.
I'm pretty sure the hops were okay so that would point the finger at a wild yeast infection.
I'm pretty scrupulous on the sanitation - are wheat beers more prone to infection maybe??

 

[Dunfie]

are wheat beers more prone to infection maybe??

No, brettanomyces aren't that fussy.