deadwolfbones
Well-Known Member
Just picked up my first keezer last month and finally kegged a beer last week (slow method).
Yesterday, I decided to keg some seltzer water and used the burst carb method so I could try it right away. Worked great! Unfortunately, the water tasted weird. I don't really know how to describe it. Almost like licorice?
The keezer has four taps, so I tried it on all four, and all four had the same off-flavor in varying degrees. It seemed to diminish the more water I poured, but would come back with a vengeance when the water sat in the lines for an hour or so.
I depressurized the seltzer keg and dipped a cup in there: perfect tasting water. So I figure the issue has to be with the line or taps.
Before I kegged/dispensed the water, I flushed all the lines with PBW (homemade, Oxiclean + TSP/90) and then Star San solutions (a gallon or two of each). Could this lead to the off flavor? Or do the lines just need to be replaced?
Yesterday, I decided to keg some seltzer water and used the burst carb method so I could try it right away. Worked great! Unfortunately, the water tasted weird. I don't really know how to describe it. Almost like licorice?
The keezer has four taps, so I tried it on all four, and all four had the same off-flavor in varying degrees. It seemed to diminish the more water I poured, but would come back with a vengeance when the water sat in the lines for an hour or so.
I depressurized the seltzer keg and dipped a cup in there: perfect tasting water. So I figure the issue has to be with the line or taps.
Before I kegged/dispensed the water, I flushed all the lines with PBW (homemade, Oxiclean + TSP/90) and then Star San solutions (a gallon or two of each). Could this lead to the off flavor? Or do the lines just need to be replaced?