pinto beans smell like ammonia

i made a pot of pinto beans and they smell like ammonia I have never had this happen help

Elizabeth Welker Green
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jilhil July 6, 2015
There's an older question in the hotline about whether it is possible to oversoak beans. I think that may be what happened to you here - you accidentally over soaked them and they started to ferment. I agree that if they don't smell good they probably won't taste good.
 
Elizabeth W. July 5, 2015
I assume they are no good ?
 
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