Product Description
Sensory Terms
– Ethanethiol (ethyl mercaptan)
– Butane gas
– Rotten drains
– Leek like
– Rotten Vegetables
Cause of Flavour
Mercaptan or ethanethiol occurs in alcoholic beverages and is a natural part of the yeast fermentation process. It can also be caused by yeast autolysis (cell death).
In non-alcoholic beverages ethanethiol occurs for several reasons – contamination of source water supplies by decayed organic matter, sugar break down and flavour decomposition for packaged products exposed to heat.
Ethyl Mercaptan is also used in domestic gas supplies – the traditional gas leak smell – as a warning odour.
Other Information
Beer Flavour Wheel Number: 0722
Flavour level: 0.1 – 3 ug
Recommended flavour standard / sensory reference standard of: American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) and the European Brewing Chemists (EBC)
Please note: This flavour is one of several thiols we have as flavour reference standards. We also have Methyl Mercaptan (Methanethiol) available which is very similar.
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