TwoHeadsBrewing
Well-Known Member
Ok, I was really stoked last Friday to get my first kegging setup. 10# CO2, 2 Cornies, air/beer lines, etc. But now I'm pretty bummed...BOTH of the beers I put into kegs has a plastic taste to it. I can even detect a bit of plastic smell in the beer!!! Not sure if it is an infection, or just new beer lines or what. Any ideas about what is causing this taste?
Just for background:
1) Cornies were cleaned thoroughly, sanitized, o-rings replaced, and there were no odd smells after I was finished.
2) Filled kegs with water/iodophor, let stand for a few minutes.
3) Turned kegs over and let stand for a few minutes.
4) After assembling lines, I flushed them first with the iodophor/water mix, then with water
5) I drained everything and let air dry for 10 minutes or so
6) Racked Blonde Ale into first keg, Stout into second keg
7) Carbonated at 30psi for 2.5 days
8) Backed off pressure to 6psi for serving (6' lines)
Just for background:
1) Cornies were cleaned thoroughly, sanitized, o-rings replaced, and there were no odd smells after I was finished.
2) Filled kegs with water/iodophor, let stand for a few minutes.
3) Turned kegs over and let stand for a few minutes.
4) After assembling lines, I flushed them first with the iodophor/water mix, then with water
5) I drained everything and let air dry for 10 minutes or so
6) Racked Blonde Ale into first keg, Stout into second keg
7) Carbonated at 30psi for 2.5 days
8) Backed off pressure to 6psi for serving (6' lines)