15 gallons of wasted beer

[Mr. Nice Guy]

I kegged 15 gallons a couple of days ago and tasted everything las might, awesome! I had a sorachi ace ipa that went 3 weeks in primary and spent 6 weeks dry hopping, perfect! Peach Wine in the primary on the yeast for 5 months, perfect! Apfelwein per recipe with 2 extra cans of concentrate added, on the yeast since april, perfect! The sorachi ace was my first mini mash, first dry hopped beer, and my first beer to reuse yeast from. I actually took the yeast ffrom anoher beer and scooped it into a glass jar, fridged it, then pitched straight onto the beer. If anything was off I'd expect it to be this beer, not a simple brown ale or esb.

The apfelwein and peach were made with idophor.

I think the notty is the problem, it is the only common link between these bad beers. My beers made with Muntons are much better even.

I blame myself, I got on a big Nottingham kick since I thought it was a great yeast for english styles, maybe it creates some overtones that I don't like. I have to wonder, at the time the notty was hard to find, I bet they were having problems.

 

[Brew-boy]

I had a similar off flavor when I first started brewing it was in every batch. I stopped using 2 products which was dry yeast and idophor. White labs and Star San and I never had that problem again. I am not sure which one caused my problem and I really don't care now. Liquid yeasty's for me and don't fear the foam.

 

[Mantis]

I live on a mountain at 7300 feet in the middle of a thick pine forest. There are mushrooms, mold, moss, birds, deer, etc within feet of my brewing area.

God I miss Durango!

 

[Quaffer]

Interesting thread!
I had the unfortunate opportunity to taste someones autolysed beer once, and it was easily the worst I have ever tasted. It had a rotten rubber taste that I can still taste in my mouth as I am thinking about it. It had little flakes floating around in it. I also had a saved yeast cake (not washed) in a 22oz bottle turn bad after several months, and it was really bad. I was gagging while pouring it out in the sink. I think that, unless your autolysis was very minor, it is not the problem.

I think you mentioned that you had the beers sitting for over a month in a plastic bucket? I also use a bucket for primary, but only for a few days. Plastic buckets scratch easily inside and can harbor infections that sanitizers can't touch. That, or your Nottingham theory is where my money is. Iodophor is tried and true and should not get those results.