jekeane
Well-Known Member
So I recently started to do some small batches to increase my chances to brew. I don't have any small kegs so I have been bottling these batches. They have been pretty much terrible across the board all with differing off flavors and problems. Prior to starting to keg I feel like I wasn't thrilled with many of my bottled beers either.
My samples prior to bottling do not have the pronounced flaws that are in the beer after 3-4 weeks in the bottle.
My process for bottles is wash bottle in oxyclean after drinking beer. dry on rack and store in closed boxes. On bottling day I do a quick wash and rinse then a star san dunk letting them "dry" on a sanitized rack. Bottling equipment gets washed and star san. I have used different buckets but the same wand. I use a priming calc.
One time I ran bottles through the dishwasher on rinse and heat dry. There is a 50/50 chance that was the one decent bottled batch i have had recently, but unfortunately I'm not sure.
Every beer that I have kegged has been great and I have scored very well in judging with several of them. I hate bottling as is now it is just driving me nuts... any thoughts?
My samples prior to bottling do not have the pronounced flaws that are in the beer after 3-4 weeks in the bottle.
My process for bottles is wash bottle in oxyclean after drinking beer. dry on rack and store in closed boxes. On bottling day I do a quick wash and rinse then a star san dunk letting them "dry" on a sanitized rack. Bottling equipment gets washed and star san. I have used different buckets but the same wand. I use a priming calc.
One time I ran bottles through the dishwasher on rinse and heat dry. There is a 50/50 chance that was the one decent bottled batch i have had recently, but unfortunately I'm not sure.
Every beer that I have kegged has been great and I have scored very well in judging with several of them. I hate bottling as is now it is just driving me nuts... any thoughts?