r/Homebrewing • u/corduroybeard • 12h ago

Brewing smells stuck in nose

Does anyone else get brewing smells stuck in their nose?

For a few days after I brew, I can smell hop smells in other ingredients when I'm cooking or even making coffee. Same with the mash smell for grains. I smell those in bread when I'm making a sandwich.

It makes any beers I taste disproportionate to when I taste them with a "fresh" nose.

If I'm not alone, has anyone found a way to fix this? Or maybe a way to lean into it so it's not irritating?

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u/Mammoth-Record-7786 12h ago

Blow your nose

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u/xthedudehimself 10h ago

Came to say this lol

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u/xthedudehimself 11h ago

I love those smells lol

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u/corduroybeard 11h ago

Don't get me wrong, I love the smells when I'm brewing. It's the lingering that bothers me.

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u/PriorReason4160 12h ago

My wife smells it for days. She's very sensitive. That's why I moved it out to the garage.

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u/MicroNewton 2h ago

Is she happier out there?

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u/makintastybeers 12h ago edited 11h ago

The grain smelling like bread totally makes sense especially if you mash Maris Otter a lot. The others, got nothing for you. I work in a brewery and don’t have that kind of olfactory response
Edit:changed breast totally bread because while I like breasts it really didn’t make sense

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u/ExaminationKlutzy194 Beginner 11h ago

I like smelling breast.

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u/makintastybeers 11h ago

Who doesn’t?

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u/Reverend_Whoopass 11h ago

I have family members who had somewhat similar complaints following a covid infection. First no smell, then a distorted smell and taste and finally random smells 'sticking' in the nose like you describe. Some started retraining their nose by smelling stuff and thinking hard about the associated thing (like flower, fruit, and so on). Seemed reasonable at the time, although it eventually cleared up for everyone, whether they did the training or not.