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Sounds great!

I made a spruce beer last year. I THOUGHT it would make a good IPA and I THOUGHT it would pair nicely with the hops ,I also THOUGHT that the pine flavor would be something I wanted in a beer. Well turns out I THOUGHT WRONG! !! It was just plain nasty,tasted like pine-sol cleaner. Everybody that...

I will try that yeast nutrient, thanks!

Yes i will head the ideas. I am also going to get a kettle without a valve. After seeing and thinking about what could lurk in there it's just not worth it. And who the heck wants to have to take it apart and clean ugg

Yes I just checked my ball valve sure was nasty in there I took it apart and cleaned it thoroughly I have been wanting to upgrade my Kettle my next one will not have a valve that is for sure

Ya know I do have a valve on my kettle, I will clean it thoroughly ,thanks for pointing that out ,oversight on my part. I dont think its my cause , but it should be cleaned anyhow

Just posted this in another thread as well last night I cracked open a non-alcoholic Homebrew this beer was made with a partial batch that had the off flavor I have described above somehow the non-alcoholic version is 100% free of the off flavor. Somehow heating the finished bits 175 degrees...

P.s. sorry about the spelling(cell phone)

Just a question for anybody who might be lurking here, I have been battling an off flavor in all my bruise for the last 18 months or so, a couple weeks back I stumbled across this thread on how neuter your beer. Well I had a 2 gallon batch of an Amber American Ale sitting in primary which had...

Good points all, I think I will clean everything with pbw,then brew a simple batch using Poland springs water,then ferment at a lower temperature with a vile of white labs or something. Then I will report back...I don't know what else to try ,and I don't have any craft brew friends,they all...

No silver,that was another poster,not me. I get the off flavor regardless of yeast strain. But thanks for responding :) I am however starting to question my fermentation temperature. Most brews I set my Johnson controls a-19 to about 65 and ramp up to 69ish. I tape the probe to the side of...

Ok I am willing to try anything,,if you guys recommend oxy on everything every time then I'll do it. Also I know it's not my problem because the off flavor is before packaging ,but how do you oxy your bottles? Seems labor intensive. I have just been rinsing bottles as soon as they are emptied...

Btw I clean with oxy clean sometimes, but mostly just clean with hot tap water and follow up with star-San , I use star-san double strength and use it on EVERYTHING including work areas

I brew mostly all grain ,but I did two BB kits over the holidays with the same off flavor (worse even) . I measured my well waters KH with a liquid test kit ,it is as close to zero as the colors go,and I know it is acidic as well . I have replaced all my equipment with new over the last few...

Then again,I taste the off flavor before the beer gets bottled