Posted By: unclebubba
Corn smells like vinegar - 04/04/20 01:22 PM
I bought deer corn last week and filled feeders yesterday. The corn has an unholy vinegar smell. On the label it has proprionic acid as a preservative. I think they got too much in this batch. Has anyone come across this before? Will the deer still eat it? I assume the pigs will, but will they come to it as readily?
Posted By: JimBridger
Re: Corn smells like vinegar - 04/04/20 08:54 PM
Sounds like the corn got wet and is starting to ferment.
Posted By: notamtchance
Re: Corn smells like vinegar - 04/04/20 09:04 PM
Not sure about deer if it fermented like it sounds. However, the hogs will eat it up.
Posted By: unclebubba
Re: Corn smells like vinegar - 04/05/20 12:04 AM
I don't believe it got wet. It's all dry. No mold, and the corn isn't sticky. I've had fermented corn, and that's not what I have. This is more of a chemical vinegar smell. One of the ingredients on the label is proprionic acid. I looked it up and it has a vinegar smell. I'm pretty sure that's what it is. Question is, will it be bad for the deer?
Posted By: dogcatcher
Re: Corn smells like vinegar - 04/05/20 04:45 AM
High moisture corn less kernels to the 50 pound sack