ive loved Joy FA since i began mixing, its a must have! unfortunately the las time i ordered Joy it smelled and tasted fermented, like beer. ive read a few reviews stating that Joy smelled this way to others. at the time i thought they were crazy b/c ive ordered countless bottles and never experienced this smell and taste. im guessing i recieved a very old bottle of Joy as ive never had this flavor or smell before. its now 6months later and it hasnt changed. i did try it in low %'s in a couple of recipes JIC, and sure enough all i got was a fermented taste. i know if Joy is used in higher %'s it will taste fermented but ive never used it above
1.5%.
does it sound like i just got a very old bottle of Joy concentrate? has anyone ever had Joy concentrate change in taste and smell?
its always smelled like that for me
Hmmm. You are going to have to do some google’foo. I think there was a reformulation. But shortly after release…1.5 years ago or so. Nothing recently.
Edit. Or they had a bad batch out there.
I’ve ordered countless bottles aswell and use it around same % depending on the mix (0.5-1.5%). I’ve always gotten a yeasty aroma from it, but noting that screamed beer at the top of its lungs lol. More of its intended flavor (fried dough/funnel cake with powdered sugar), but I too have heard the horror stories. So, I’d say it’s possible u got a bad batch. I always order mine in a 4oz bottle (purchased the current bottle 5 months ago) and it’s still fine. I always order most of my FA through @BullCityFlavors (they don’t carry butter, croissant, pandoro or cream whipped which I NEED lol) because I feel like their product moves a lot faster than most, so I’m more likely to get a fresh(er) batch👍🏻
Wait, joy that doesn’t taste like old beer? I’d like to get my hands on that.
No matter the steep time/ percentage, joy has always tasted bad to me. I swear, it must be an inside joke that it actually tastes good, because that stuff is horrible on my palate.
I’ve always gotten a beer/yeast smell and it took me some time to figure out how I like it. I actually like it at higher %s ( I’ve used it up to 2% with good results), i feel like when used lower all I taste is the yeast part but higher gives it the rest of the bakery.
@vapingannie its definitely possible that you got a bad bottle or at least one that came from a vat that didn’t get mixed properly. Especially since you’re very familiar with the flavor. I’d contact the vendor and see if they’ll send a replacement bottle.