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What do you think is causing it then? Could it be I just have not given it enough time to age? My malt extract was a couple weeks old before I brewed could that have something to do with it?

Thank you so much for the advice. I tried a different bottle and the same sourness. Its weird, a friend of mine used soap in the dishwasher and his beer turned out great. I better get another batch going soon before I get discouraged Thanks again

I did taste it before bottling and it seemed fine. I would love to drink it but it is too bad to finish (worse than Meister Brau). I will give it a week and if the same or worse I will dump it. Thanks for the recipe for cleaning , I will definetly do that next time.

Im trying to figure out what is wrong with my first batch. It is a black ale and has been in the bottles for three weeks. I opened a bottle last night and it is very sour. I realize i have made a couple mistakes now that I am reading your posts. I put the bottle in the dishwasher with soap...