eestisiin
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No no, def not hijacking the thread - only issue is that now im afraid of the next problem lol geez, cant go to test batch #6 lololo, but im willing to go as long as i finally get a clean tasting beer - not an issue with APAs, IPAs, Berliner weisse etc i have done, as they strong on flavour that the mistakes wont show, bt yeah for a summer id like to get a clean tasty refreshing beer ready...How do you clean your kegs?
I have this occasional "soapy" taste that shows up in my beers. Odd thing: If I brew a 10g batch and split it between two fermentors (and kegs), many times only one of them has the off flavor!
So, the problem has nothing to do with the mash - not water, ingredients, hops. It's not the yeast because I dehydrate in water and mix and add to both fermentors from the same solution. I've made notes of the taste when going to the keg and it never has this flavor then.
I'm starting to wonder if a soapy taste is actually residue from a cleaning agent like starsan or oxyclean. Sorry if it seems I'm hijaaking your thread. Just relating a similar problem of my own in hopes it will illuminate a new idea in your head.
I have used 2 different fermentors in my tests - 1 unpressurised bucket with airlock and 1 fermzilla under pressure - both have had off flavour
For kegs I do have 2 kegs, but I clean them with a oxyclean solution , rinse it until its not slippery anymore and then starsan into it - keep it there for few mins and pump it all out with pressure - so all should be clean right? or maybe its not - damn you , you have planted another issue in my head
Perhaps should clean kegs several days before racking so that they have time to try out or smht? but in the end still would need to rinse with starsan...