coleandrobin
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Ok guys. I've been brewing from extract on and off for about 3 years and generally have good results. However the last tree batches I have made have gone, for lack of a better term, sour. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I've been meticulous with sanitation and don't do anything to the beer between putting it in the primary and racking to my bottling bucket. The only variables I can think of are the following. First I made a new keggle and since beginning to use it no batch has come out right. However it is stainless steel and I have cleaned it VERY thoroughly and the first thing I made in it (Banana Wine) came out great. The second thing is I got a wort chiller that I have also used for every batch that has gone bad. However it is also stainless steel and I clean it well. It is the type of wort chiller that has two hoses connected with strapping instead of fixtures soldered onto the steel, so might it be possible that some small bit of hose water is getting it the cooling wort? Lastly the only thing I can think is that it might be from racking the cooled wort into to primary. If you guys have any experience with this I'd appreciate any help!