Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Hops Smell Like Cat Piss!

Okay, so I was cleaning the litter box today and I smelled...hops.

Uhh.....my hops are all in the freezer what is going on...ooooooooh, yeah. Didn't I read somewhere that some hops smell like cat pee?

Yes, yes I did. Apparently, some call it reminiscent of 'gooseberries' or 'black currants', but cat owners just know it smells like cat piss. Some say that only certain hops have the smell, but I find that this is the main smell of most hops - some just have it worse than others. It's more of a background smell, not that main, in your face smell that makes you gag when you stick your face in a litter box.

This is a catch 22 - I either hate hops or I love cat pee.

http://www.mrbeerfans.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/211728/Hops_with_black_currant_aroma_.html
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/cat-pee-hop-116845/
http://beeradvocate.com/forum/read/3527137 (note: in this thread, one person claims that the smell comes from a reaction during fermentation, which is most definitely bullshit: I can take my hops out of the freezer right now and they will smell like cat piss to me, no fermentation necessary).

4 comments:

  1. Ugh, there's nothing I detest more than the smell of cat wee!

    I used to have such an issue with my cats back in the times of living alone with them. You wouldn't accept the commotion they caused! Truly!

    One of my 2 cats (both neutered guys) had taken to painting the majority of my dividers, furniture, and whatever else he could reach. I was alarmed when I got an UV light. He never did that in the majority of the 9 years I've had him and didn't when I got him a mate (they cherish one another and did so immediately) however when a weird dark cat fired appearing outside both of my cats went crazy and the more seasoned one (9) began his divider painting, just as the window ornaments out in the kitty room. I couldn't stay aware of it.

    My cats are indoor cats so dislike the stray is really going to get in here yet the two of them detest him (and he is weird...my neighbor's cats loathe him as well). I've taken a stab at cleaning with a pet pee compound and afterward spraying some "No More Spraying" however that hasn't worked. He's a tricky little bugger as well; he holds up until he believes I'm not looking and afterward does it. He's discovered that the moment I see him backing his butt looking for trouble he gets shouted at.

    It wasn't until I found "NoMoreCatPee" that I had the option to at long last dispose of this tedious conduct.

    Presently my home doesn't smell like a litter box any longer :)

    Here's a link if you're interested in checking out their site: NoMoreCatPee.com

    Cheers!

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