Cold Country Brewery
Well-Known Member
My last two batches, a IPA and a IIPA have both had a plastic-y taste. The IPA just a slight plastic taste, but the IIPA is stronger. Both of them you get the hop flavor up front, then plastic, then a slight bitter hop finish.
-I used different hops in each batch
IPA All Centenial
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/DeadRingerIPA.pdf
IIPA Cluster hops and hopburst blend http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/115dream.pdf
-I used both a primary and secondary on both (yes plastic Ale Pale). The IPA sat in the primary for 3 weeks and the secondary for 2. The IIPA sat in the primary for 1 month and the secondary for 1 month.
-Both ended up with a very big creamy head; almost too creamy for an IPA.
The Ale Pales are not scratched they are probably 4 years old, but only have been used half a dozen times or so.
Any suggestions?
-I used different hops in each batch
IPA All Centenial
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/DeadRingerIPA.pdf
IIPA Cluster hops and hopburst blend http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/115dream.pdf
-I used both a primary and secondary on both (yes plastic Ale Pale). The IPA sat in the primary for 3 weeks and the secondary for 2. The IIPA sat in the primary for 1 month and the secondary for 1 month.
-Both ended up with a very big creamy head; almost too creamy for an IPA.
The Ale Pales are not scratched they are probably 4 years old, but only have been used half a dozen times or so.
Any suggestions?