Beer tastes like vinegar

[slinky0390]

Before I brewed my new batch I sprayed everything down with Star San and let sit a good while. Then I sprayed again. And then one more time.

YES! I do a StarSan soak of everything that touches my cooled wort, after dumping the StarSan right before throwing the wort into the fermenter, I give everything a good spray down with StarSan making sure everything is wet, even the rim and outside of the bucket and the outside of the lid.

 

[Tony Wood]

I just popped the cap off my first ale and it tastes like vinegar and was barely carbed.

I steeped 4oz of Debittered Black Malt for 30 mins at 155F in 2 g of spring water, then boiled 6lbs of light DME with 1 oz of Cascade and 1 oz of Centennial hops for 1 hour. Quickly cooled in an ice bath and mixed into 3 g of spring water and pitched a starter of S04 yeast at 70F and fermented in primary 3 weeks.

I racked onto 5oz of water/priming sugar solution and bottled a week ago. When I bottled, the top of the beer had a slight oily look.

Any advice?

Me to. I am a concentrate brewer not a real one. Really careful on sanitation. Follow the same formula and brewing method for years. Now I have 23 litres of slightly vinergarly beer. Deciding if it's drinkable or down the sink. It's sad huh