The Advanced Off-Flavor Kit offers 18 different compounds that cover the full spectrum of off-flavors that are critical for beer tasters to know towards accurately evaluating beer. Each vial allows for spiking 1 liter of beer.
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Flavors Included:
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Acetaldehyde - green apple, cut grass
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Acetic acid - vinegar-like
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Butyric acid - putrid, baby vomit
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Caprylic acid - soapy, fatty, candle wax
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Contamination - sour & buttery
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D.M.S. - cooked corn, cooked vegetables
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Diacetyl - butter, butterscotch
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Earthy - geosmin, soil-like
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Grainy - husk-like, nut-like
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Indole - farm, barnyard
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Isovaleric acid - cheesy, old hops, sweaty socks
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Lactic acid - sour, sour milk
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Light Struck - skunky, toffee or coffee like
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Mercaptan - sewer-like, drains
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Metallic - metal, tin-like, blood
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Papery - cardboard, oxidized
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Spicy - cloves, all spice
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H2S - Sulphidic, Rotten Eggs
