The 1st was pure tap. This was my first use with Bre'n Water. Efficiency went through the roof! Ended at 9.6%. But the recipes calls for 12oz c40, which caught my eye and Falconers Flight/Citra, which I thought a odd combo. But i'm still a noob. Anyway, having that same odd snoot flavor, just tells me recipe. Never had Maine Dinner myself, so no comparison available. All good, had 7 brews with no dump, that's a record for me. But this was recipe instead of something I did or vinyl keg lines..which caused a few 1/2keg throw aways.
Are you dealing with the chloramines in your water at all? Just a thought.
What's snoot?