First batch metalic taste

[ClayMugs]

Hello all,

I have been looking at this sight since my brother got me the Cooper's Kit, I have enjoyed reading about other brewers' experiences and finally decided to add my own.

I opened my first bottle of Cooper's Lager and it has a very distinctive vodka/metalic like taste to it. I followed the instructions that the kit came with, the only modification was that I boiled the wort for 45 minutes. Fermentation took six days and i had constant hydrometer readings before I bottled. I waited 14 days before I chilled the bottle and opened it. The second bottle from earlier in the bottling procedure is much better tasting. Anyone have any ideas what this taste is from?

Thanks.

 

[WortMonger]

What kind of spoon did you use? Was the pot 100% stainless? I ask because I was fooled by a stainless pot only to have my stir bar stick to it Also, somtimes people don't realize wooden/stainless/plastic are all you can use in the brew.

 

[Six_O_Turbo]

It could also come from high levels of metal in your water. Any idea what your water report looks like?

 

[ClayMugs]

I used the plastic spoon that came with the kit, just checked the pot it says 18/10 stainless steel on the bottom. The water, because I was unsure of the mineral content, I used 3 gallons of bottled water, reverse osmosis, and two gallons from the tap for the boil.

I opened a couple more beers, 2 from the start of the bottling and 2 from the end. The metallic taste is almost not there in the beginning but is prominant in the later bottles

 

[Zalf]

I am wondering if it is a time issue. My current drinking brew had that same exact taste 4-5 days ago. This weekend it is absolutely perfect. If you are seeing this taste off and on in the same batch then I am thinking it will even out overtime.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Add this site to your Homebrew favorites...

http://www.winning-homebrew.com/off-flavors.html

 

[rocketman768]

People always point to the brewpot, but I find that the most common culprit is high levels of magnesium in the water. Brew with a good brand of spring water and see if that fixes it.

 

[ajf]

I used to have an enamel brew pot, and got a very metallic taste when the enamel chipped. Not surprising. I switched to a SS pot, and got a similar flavor a couple times with that. In the cases with the SS pot, the flavor completely disappeared after about 3 weeks extra aging.

-a.

 

[shelly_belly]

Since I've started bottling from the keg I've noticed a metallic taste on a couple of the bottled beers. It must be coming from my caps as I've never tasted it from the tap. Sometimes, though, my bottling gets interrupted and it may be 3-4 days before I bottle again. I usually leave the caps in the star san in the vinator. I left some in there for at least a week or 10 days and ended up throwing them away as they had obvious rust spots on them.

 

[Dynachrome]

Hot mashing can give a tinnie flavor. More of the tannins and undigestible sugars are brought out.