I think i have covered all the obvious candidate's.
I have:
1. Used to packs of fresh rehydrated yeast.
2. Used temperature control accurate to two degrees of liquid itself.
3. Used up to 50% filtered RO/DI water
4. Replaced all plastic equipment and hoses
5. Switched between star-San and iodine cleaners
Yet I am stl getting an off flavor in about 90% of my brews! I moved to a rural location about two years ago and now have well water. In my last home I had city water and would get the off flavor maybe 40% of the time. But now it is almost every batch! The flavor I get is the same in every beer regardless of yeast,style,or color. The flavor is strange,something clove like but not identical to clove. A little bandaid like but not identical, ,,so hard to describe. Picture this,,,you take a great beer that came out perfect then you dry hop it with one clove ,one cigarette, and one slice of pickle. Then you would have my off flavor. This is driving me mad! Please bounce some ideas off me! I am at my whits end!
I have:
1. Used to packs of fresh rehydrated yeast.
2. Used temperature control accurate to two degrees of liquid itself.
3. Used up to 50% filtered RO/DI water
4. Replaced all plastic equipment and hoses
5. Switched between star-San and iodine cleaners
Yet I am stl getting an off flavor in about 90% of my brews! I moved to a rural location about two years ago and now have well water. In my last home I had city water and would get the off flavor maybe 40% of the time. But now it is almost every batch! The flavor I get is the same in every beer regardless of yeast,style,or color. The flavor is strange,something clove like but not identical to clove. A little bandaid like but not identical, ,,so hard to describe. Picture this,,,you take a great beer that came out perfect then you dry hop it with one clove ,one cigarette, and one slice of pickle. Then you would have my off flavor. This is driving me mad! Please bounce some ideas off me! I am at my whits end!