I just brewed an all grain batch of beer with some of my brewclub members. It was a ss minnow mild clone and we pitched it with White Lab 002 English Ale yeast. After day 2 of fermentation my house stinks so bad of rotten eggs I had to but the beer in my garage. I have brewed a lot of beer and have never had a bad batch. I have never had a smell like this from my fermenting beer. Any ideas? We were very careful and very clean with the brewing. I can't see where we could have contaminated anything. I just can't help but think the beer is ruined. I would appreciate any input you guy may have.

I'd say no worries. Some beers prdouce hydrogen sulfide while fermenting which causes a rotten egg smell. I've personaly never experienced it, but apparently it isn't uncommon. One thing I have heard is that the particular yeast you are using, and beers that produce this odor should be aloud to sit in the primary several days to a couple weeks after fermentation to scrub out the off flavors.

What does it look like? And what temp was it fermenting at?
I agree with waiting for a couple weeks to see how it turns out. If it gets all nasty looking then you may have a problem.
Report back in a few days!!
I do not have a sense of smell so i have no idea how my beers have smelled. Although my wife always says my wine and beer all stink!!

I fermented like I always do, 68 degrees on the nugget. The smell is foul to say the least. I put it back in my house but hope I didn't damage it worse by leaving in the garage overnight. I haven't used that yeast before and have too say, if that's what is causing the smell, I won't be using it again. I can only hope for the best. Worst case, I guess I could send it to jeepguy for a christmas gift.

I really doubt you'll have a problem. I have had this, turned out the packet of yeast that came with the can of extract was an Ale-lager blend (so that its temps would be more flexible) and the lager yeasts at a higher temp make smells. but the beer turned out really well (especially considering it was a cheap brew and ended up at less than 20 cents AU$ a bottle). Another brewer I know had the same smell thing with the T-58 belgium yeast, though I have used it before without any stench so I think it can depend on adjuncts. Neither occassion did the smell appear in the beer taste at all, though I did leave mine in the secondary for two or three weeks.

I've had several different strains of yeast off-gas some noxious sulfur smells. The worst culprits for me have been T-58 and WLP023 Burton Ale. They were so bad, I had to move them to the back room so my wife wouldn't throw them out. I liken the smell to rotten eggs and foot odor. I wouldn't worry about it too much, as they don't usually leave behind any nasty flavors or esters in the finished beer.

Cheers,
Dave

Send it on down!!
Hows it doing now?

Well it does not smell like rotten eggs anymore so I guess it is doing good. I will keg it on Sunday. We will have to see how it comes out.