Which Beers produce the lightest scented beer soaps?

[math ace]

I made my first beer soap last night. Everything went well - no volcanoes, no foaming, - no troubles EXCEPT for the God Awful Smell! I used a bottle of Budweiser's Copper Lager: aged on real Jim Beam Bourbon barrel staves . The aroma from this beer before soaping was very mild.

BEER SOAP MAKERS - which beers produce the lightest scented soaps? OMG, I won't be able to enjoy beer soap if they all stink like this one. What can you recommend that I try next time around?

 

[TheGecko]

I made my first beer soap last night. Everything went well - no volcanoes, no foaming, - no troubles EXCEPT for the God Awful Smell! I used a bottle of Budweiser's Copper Lager: aged on real Jim Beam Bourbon barrel staves . The aroma from this beer before soaping was very mild.

BEER SOAP MAKERS - which beers produce the lightest scented soaps? OMG, I won't be able to enjoy beer soap if they all stink like this one. What can you recommend that I try next time around?

That's what you get from using Bud. LOL

 

[Misschief]

My beer soap never smells like the beer used. Give it some time.

 

[bookreader451]

I made a beer soap and used bay rum FO and I can’t smell any beer at all. Then again I used junky beer left in the basement fridge from a party last August.

 

[shunt2011]

My beer soap never smells like beer after a week or so. They do have an odd smell at first. I use FO too though.

 

[math ace]

OK, Oh Mighty Wise Ones, I will wait a week and get back with you. I did scent the soap, so we will see what this is like in a week. Right now, it is not good

 

[Obsidian]

Did you mix your lye into the beer? That makes a God awful smell but it will fade, give it more then a week though.

I use double dark stout, 16 oz boiled down to 2 ouces of syrup, added at trace. That really helps prevent the stink.
I don't scent my beer soap and I can't smell beer at all.

 

[Primrose]

Yep as everyone said, the beer smell should fade through out the cure time

 

[Arimara]

That's what you get from using Bud. LOL

You oughta be ashamed of yourself! It's too late for me to be cackling like a hen.

@math ace I'd follow Shunt's advice for a batch and see how it goes. And if you want unholy beer(ish) stink, use a hard root beer (don't do that).

 

[math ace]

Did you mix your lye into the beer? That makes a God awful smell but it will fade, give it more then a week though.

I use double dark stout, 16 oz boiled down to 2 ouces of syrup, added at trace. That really helps prevent the stink.
I don't scent my beer soap and I can't smell beer at all.

Yep, I replaced almost 100% of the water with beer! Added the lye slowly to the beer and experienced the nastiest smell ever. Best described as sourdough bread with EXTRA yeast, meets rotting fish... Or some awful combination like that... beyond words nasty...

Since the raw beer was so neutral smelling, I had decided to scent this soap with Lemon Sugar Bundt Cake Fragrance. Now, there is a sweet smell competing with the awful smell. If it doesn't get better, I will try the syrup method next time around.

 

[DeeAnna]

I'd give it some time. My last batch of beer soap made at the end of last month had a definite beery tang. The Nag Champa FO I added to this soap is just now starting to come into its own. Took long enough!

 

[amd]

My beer soaps usually take a week to sort themselves out scent wise. The only beers that I make that some of the malt/yeast scents come through are heavy stouts and dark lagers. I wouldn't consider anything by Bud a dark lager, despite what the label says. My opinion as a beer drinker, a member of a brewing club (my husband brews and I tag along to learn because it makes me a better beer drinker), and a beer soap maker... is that most things made by AB inBev, MillerCoors, and Pabst are going to produce extremely mild results in soap compared to local/regional breweries. If you're going with more local stuff, stick with IPA, Pale Ale, or Blondes for the cleanest soap scent.

 

[jcandleattic]

ITA with others. Give it a few weeks, and the FO scent will be all you will be able to smell.
My beer soaps never retain their 'beer' scent, and I just 100% beer for my liquid, not boiled down to remove the alcohol. Just added salt to help flatten it and soaped cold.