Hello everyone,
I have been having some troubles with my all grains. I am getting what to me tastes like a chlorine flavor with my all grain brews the last few batches.
Timeline is as follows:
Tried brewing all grain Blue Moon clone. Chlorine taste after fermenting. Cleaned everything with bleach and thought I just didn't rinse it well enough and chalked one up to not being thorough enough.
Next I tried brewing a pale ale. Same chlorine taste after fermenting and bottling. I had switched to using oxyclean on this batch because I didn't want the bleach involved again. I also switched from a regular garden hose to an RV drinking water safe hose this time.
Next I brewed an extract kit to see if I can get it turn out fine and it was one of the best Irish Red Ales I have had from extract. Used oxyclean to clean everything on this one and kegged this one for my first keg beer. Great!!
Now I go back to all grain and try rasberry wheat. I am now using oxyclean all the time. I go to keg it and I can somewhat detect the chlorine flavor and smell but I keg anyhow. After carbing I can definitely taste it again.
I brew a dunkelweisen within a few days of the above rasberry and they ferment at the same time. I tried it as I am kegging and it didn't seem to have the off flavor, so I think, FINALLY! Yet after carbing and trying it has the same off flavor but not as distinct as the others.
I have been sanitizing with Idophor the entire time I have been brewing. I had some dark beers (stouts) turn out fine with all grain brewing. I am at a loss for what to do because my buddy lives pretty much down the street from me and uses the same city water and he has no problems. I never tested my mash Ph and don't know if that is a possiblity. I guess I am looking for direction because I don't want to continue to keep spending money on the grains to have swill to drink, if that was the case I could just go buy PBR and have the same results.
Thanks for any help you guys can give me!!!
Brandon
I have been having some troubles with my all grains. I am getting what to me tastes like a chlorine flavor with my all grain brews the last few batches.
Timeline is as follows:
Tried brewing all grain Blue Moon clone. Chlorine taste after fermenting. Cleaned everything with bleach and thought I just didn't rinse it well enough and chalked one up to not being thorough enough.
Next I tried brewing a pale ale. Same chlorine taste after fermenting and bottling. I had switched to using oxyclean on this batch because I didn't want the bleach involved again. I also switched from a regular garden hose to an RV drinking water safe hose this time.
Next I brewed an extract kit to see if I can get it turn out fine and it was one of the best Irish Red Ales I have had from extract. Used oxyclean to clean everything on this one and kegged this one for my first keg beer. Great!!
Now I go back to all grain and try rasberry wheat. I am now using oxyclean all the time. I go to keg it and I can somewhat detect the chlorine flavor and smell but I keg anyhow. After carbing I can definitely taste it again.
I brew a dunkelweisen within a few days of the above rasberry and they ferment at the same time. I tried it as I am kegging and it didn't seem to have the off flavor, so I think, FINALLY! Yet after carbing and trying it has the same off flavor but not as distinct as the others.
I have been sanitizing with Idophor the entire time I have been brewing. I had some dark beers (stouts) turn out fine with all grain brewing. I am at a loss for what to do because my buddy lives pretty much down the street from me and uses the same city water and he has no problems. I never tested my mash Ph and don't know if that is a possiblity. I guess I am looking for direction because I don't want to continue to keep spending money on the grains to have swill to drink, if that was the case I could just go buy PBR and have the same results.
Thanks for any help you guys can give me!!!
Brandon