Bensiff
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My latest batch of ipa has a sort of soapy vinyl taste too it. It seems to be dissipating some as it sits in the keg. My initial thought is chlorophenols as I did go against my own better judgement and used bleach to clean my hop bag. However, I rinsed the living bejesus out of it and Starsaned everything else so I would be surprised if any chlorine made its way into the beer. I filter my water so no worries there and did not use any new vinyl hoses.
So, my thought is maybe the yeast (low flocculating strain Wyeast 1028) has an off flavor and it is slowly going away as it settles out or it is a character from the hops (first time using homegrown centennial) as I know sometimes people note a soapy hop taste. So, if anyone has any thoughts I would appreciate them. In the meantime I will keep sampling to see if it keeps getting better, maybe hit it with gelatin to clear out the remaining yeast.
So, my thought is maybe the yeast (low flocculating strain Wyeast 1028) has an off flavor and it is slowly going away as it settles out or it is a character from the hops (first time using homegrown centennial) as I know sometimes people note a soapy hop taste. So, if anyone has any thoughts I would appreciate them. In the meantime I will keep sampling to see if it keeps getting better, maybe hit it with gelatin to clear out the remaining yeast.