So band aid flavor is generally an infection, something that is not clean post boil, etc. i’ve been trying to track it down for a couple beers.
Assuming you had something like chloramines in the water (shouldn’t be because I’m using campden) or a dirty kettle valve, etc, where in the process does the infection start to produce the noticeable band aid flavor? I’m finding these past couple beers tasted good at bottling (drinking what was left over) but developed band aid flavor a week or 2 after bottling.
So am I looking at something in the bottling process? Or is it possible its being introduced before that?
I had an old Phil’s philler I stopped using (metal, cant see inside it) and a stainless steel racking cane I also stopped using (again can’t see inside it.) I’m meticulous with my bottles, I soak in pbw first, scrub clean with a bottle brush, hold them up to the light and won’t use them unless they are spotless. Follow with a star san soak, drain and fill. I fill bottling bucket with star san. I sanitize racking cane by syphoning star san from bottling bucket. Hoses are visually clean, plastic racking cane is visually clean. Plastic bottling wand is visibly cleaned, sanitized in bottling bucket prior to draining
If an infection was being introduced prior to bottling ie dirty brew pot ball valve, etc, would it be apparent at bottling or show up later?
Assuming you had something like chloramines in the water (shouldn’t be because I’m using campden) or a dirty kettle valve, etc, where in the process does the infection start to produce the noticeable band aid flavor? I’m finding these past couple beers tasted good at bottling (drinking what was left over) but developed band aid flavor a week or 2 after bottling.
So am I looking at something in the bottling process? Or is it possible its being introduced before that?
I had an old Phil’s philler I stopped using (metal, cant see inside it) and a stainless steel racking cane I also stopped using (again can’t see inside it.) I’m meticulous with my bottles, I soak in pbw first, scrub clean with a bottle brush, hold them up to the light and won’t use them unless they are spotless. Follow with a star san soak, drain and fill. I fill bottling bucket with star san. I sanitize racking cane by syphoning star san from bottling bucket. Hoses are visually clean, plastic racking cane is visually clean. Plastic bottling wand is visibly cleaned, sanitized in bottling bucket prior to draining
If an infection was being introduced prior to bottling ie dirty brew pot ball valve, etc, would it be apparent at bottling or show up later?