trying to add dropdowns to edit blades - adjunctadditions mkIX

resources/views/fermentations/edit.blade.php

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             <div class="form-group">
               <label for="alternative">Alternative (ID)</label>
               <select class="form-control" name="alternative">
-                      <option value="" @if (is_null($fermentation->alternative)) selected="selected" @endif>None suggested</option>
+                      <option value="">None suggested</option>
                   @foreach ($yeasts as $yeast)
                       <option value="{{$yeast->id}}" {{ !(is_null($fermentation->alternative)) & $selected_alt == $yeast->id ? 'selected="selected"' : '' }}>{{$yeast->name}}</option>
                   @endforeach