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'''Butyric Acid''' (chemical name ''butyrate'' <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyrate Butyrate. Wikipedia. Retrieved 6/20/2015.]</ref>) is a carboxylic acid that is produced by aenarobic bacteria such as ''Clostridium butyricum'', ''C. kluyveri'', and ''Megasphaera spp'' <ref name="wikipedia">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyric_acid#Production Wikipedia description of Butyric Acid production]</ref> during glucose fermentation, and is generally considered an off flavor in sour beer. If not done right, [[Sour Mashing]] can be a big producer of ''butyric acid''. ''Butyric acid'' is produced by aenarobic bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum, C. kluyveri, and Fusobacterium nucleatum <ref name="wikipedia">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyric_acid#Production Wikipedia description of Butyric Acid production]</ref>. The aroma and flavor is often described as a vomit, bile, or rancid cheese. It is also present in the human gut, and is the cause of the aroma of vomit <ref name="wikipedia"></ref>. This is not to be confused with [[Isovaleric Acid]] which has a more "feety" aroma and flavor. [[Brettanomyces]] can convert ''butyric acid'' into [[Ethyl Butyrate]] at low levels, which has a pineapple, tropical fruit aroma and flavor <ref>[http://www.brettanomycesproject.com/dissertation/pure-culture-fermentation/pure-culture-fermentation-discussion/ Chad Yakobson's Brettanomyces Dissertation]</ref>. ''Butyric acid'' has shown to have some health benefits in medical research <ref>[http://jmm.sgmjournals.org/content/59/2/141.full Van Immerseel F, Ducatelle R, De Vos M, Boon N, Van De Wiele T, Verbeke K, Rutgeerts P, Sas B, Louis P, Flint HJ. Butyric acid-producing anaerobic bacteria as a novel probiotic treatment approach for inflammatory bowel disease. J Med Microbiol 2010;59:141–3.]</ref>.