Rivenin
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So. without thinking too far into it, i was brewing at a friends house. He did a extract brew on the stove, i drug over all of my equipment and did all grain in his garage. i used a brand spankin new garden hose for measuring out my brews.
Skip forward 2 weeks, i put in my "dry hops" today and tasted the brew... it has this potent plastic taste and smell to it.
Does not taste infected at all, i've used all the equipment many times over so it shouldn't be getting it from the buckets or my aussie no chill coolers. only variation was the garden hose.
i brewed with the same equipment as well the very next day and that one is tasting wonderful. so i have a feeling it is the garden hose.
Now as you guys have probably made that mistake once. Does the flavor mellow out? i know the rule of thumb is to wait it out, however i'm worried with the rubber/plastic flavor from what i can almost be certain of is the hose. i'm not sure that it will mellow out. any pointers? or should i just dump it now and try to make another of the same batch?
Skip forward 2 weeks, i put in my "dry hops" today and tasted the brew... it has this potent plastic taste and smell to it.
Does not taste infected at all, i've used all the equipment many times over so it shouldn't be getting it from the buckets or my aussie no chill coolers. only variation was the garden hose.
i brewed with the same equipment as well the very next day and that one is tasting wonderful. so i have a feeling it is the garden hose.
Now as you guys have probably made that mistake once. Does the flavor mellow out? i know the rule of thumb is to wait it out, however i'm worried with the rubber/plastic flavor from what i can almost be certain of is the hose. i'm not sure that it will mellow out. any pointers? or should i just dump it now and try to make another of the same batch?