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02-02-2012, 09:02 PM
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Winning.
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Aging carbed beer
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I have a Brown Ale and an IPA that I carbed about 2 weeks ago and they both taste a little off, kinda like soap but the flavor is in and out and from what I have read I think it will age away.
Can I take these kegs out of the keezer to age at 70ish for a few weeks once they are carbed and have been "tapped"?
I have been scrubbing the net for this flavor and I cannot seem to narrow it down to one thing causing it. The common response is soap in the glass, which is definitely not the case. The other cause I found was extended time on yeast cake, Brown ale was on it 28days and the IPA was racked at 21 days so I kinda doubt that has been to long.
Is this mild but noticeable flavor just green beer or has anyone experienced this issue?
I have all new equipment that was properly washed with PBW and sanitized with Star-san. Tap water was used (potential bad move) but apparently San Antonio water is not half bad. The kits were from two different places so I eliminated that as the cause.
Brewing tonight with bottled water just in case, hopefully I don't have 15gl of soapy beer...
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02-02-2012, 09:15 PM
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recombinent extract muse
Join Date: Feb 2011
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Did you rinse off the PBW before sanitizing with starsan? What temps did you ferment them at?
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02-02-2012, 09:18 PM
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Winning.
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Temps were at 66-70F.
PBW was rinsed and SS added. I was under the impression that a light rinse of the PBW was sufficient since most of the rinsing would occur by the star San
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02-02-2012, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Chester Springs, pa
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I was actually wondering the same thing... Can you take beer out of the keezer and bring it back to 70 degrees to age or just let it sit in the fridge and it will age in there?
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02-02-2012, 09:20 PM
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PBW needs to be thoroughly rinsed off. Star-san must NOT be rinsed off.
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02-02-2012, 09:25 PM
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naturally selected
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Beer will continue to age even if carbed and cold. No worries there.
What hops did you use? Some people find some hops (e.g Spaltz) to be on the "soapy" side.
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02-02-2012, 09:26 PM
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recombinent extract muse
Join Date: Feb 2011
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yes,you could bring it out & warm it up. let it sit with some little co2 pressure to keep the air out of it while it ages a couple weeks.
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02-02-2012, 09:30 PM
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Winning.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by unionrdr
yes,you could bring it out & warm it up. let it sit with some little co2 pressure to keep the air out of it while it ages a couple weeks.
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Nice, thanks for the reply on that issue. |
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02-02-2012, 09:30 PM
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Winning.
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Will the tap water in SA yield a soapy flavor??
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02-02-2012, 09:33 PM
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recombinent extract muse
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I'm inclined to think it's something else. Tap water most likely would give that band aid flavor from the chlorine. Maybe the combo of hops used as was suggested?..
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