Recent content by melortz

My carboys are always dirty so I could use this

Hi all: Thank you for all the prompt responses. I did a test with my chiller and appears there is a leak on the output tube causing water from the hose to run into my beer. I am hoping to try to solder connections on (as I am using hose clips now) and try to brew soon. My fingers are crossed...

I am going to try a test tomorrow and see what happens. I have never noticed anything leaking from the tubing itself, but perhaps condensation? But, if I sanitize the tubing shouldn't the condensation also be sanitized? Thanks for the idea!

Yup tried that too ;) Thanks anyway!

I've always used the same brand. I thought that I needed to use distilled water with extract beer kits. Yes/No? Thanks.

LOL - I misunderstood what you wrote :) It appears with my chiller that the connections are on the outside of the brew kettle, but perhaps something could be running into the wort. I haven't thought about that or perhaps a leak in the copper once it is immersed? Hrmmmm. Thanks for the idea.

THought about that, but I only immersed the bucket about halfway in the chiller. Thanks for the idea/suggestion.

Drat: I am brewing extract so I am using distilled water — with that in mind, the water shouldn't be an issue right? The taste is hard to describe, but consistent :) It's somewhat astringent. Thanks

Giligson Thanks for the info - I just tried your advice and brewed an American Wheat a few weeks ago and came up with the same off flavors. Any thoughts? Thanks

HI: I have brewed 6 batches and one was at the high temp, all the rest were normal. I did make a swamp cooler for my last batch and it keep right around 70 degrees, but it does have an off flavor. Thanks

The brewer thought it was due to a mistake I made with higher fermenting temperatures. One day my beer was close to 85 degrees and it was a Dunkel. I let my beer stay a week in primary and 2 weeks in secondary. The issues is I have brewed for a few years with no problems until I moved into my...

As far as I know everything is sanitized.... as I have been brewing successfully for a few years and just started having this problem when I moved into a new house. I use a copper wort chiller (that I sanitize prior to putting in the boiling wort) and then transfer the wort from the kettle to a...

I'll respond below in CAPS - THANKS! Melortz: can you give us some more detail about what you smell/taste/see in an infected batch? IT IS A OFF TASTE SIMILAR TO BAD PUMPKIN - WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT IS Acetaldehyde. Have you bottled the infected batches and let them age a bit or did...

HI all: I've never seen abnormal growth in the top of my beer in secondary, just the odd smell/taste. I did replace all my hoses and cane and still had the same issues, but not with a professionally brewed beer (brewed for my beer club at a local brewery-we just put in our buckets). That is...

But, with the beer that was professionally brewed, I used the racking cane and put it in a glass carboy in secondary with no problems — let the conundrum begin :) In all seriousness, I am baffled by this. Thanks