producerethan
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Hello all,
I've brewed two beers now (a hefe and a brown ale) and both have ended up with a similar strange flavor on the back end that I can't place. Both were 5 gallon Craft-a-Brew kits fermented in a Catalyst system, but very little else was the same.
Beer 1 (Hefe):
- Brewed on the stove
- Cooled in an ice bath
- Tap water
- Relatively even room temperature
- Room thermometer
- Blowoff tube
Beer 2 (Brown):
- Brewed in a Brewer's Edge 'Mash & Boil'
- Cooled with an immersion chiller
- Distilled water
- Swamp cooled during a heat wave
- Sticker thermometer on fermenter
- Airlock
The off flavor is very hard to describe. It's slightly chemical, but not soapy. Astringent but not acidic. Just... off, somehow. I'm hoping someone might have an idea of what could be causing it because, being experienced, I'm very lost.
Thanks everyone!
I've brewed two beers now (a hefe and a brown ale) and both have ended up with a similar strange flavor on the back end that I can't place. Both were 5 gallon Craft-a-Brew kits fermented in a Catalyst system, but very little else was the same.
Beer 1 (Hefe):
- Brewed on the stove
- Cooled in an ice bath
- Tap water
- Relatively even room temperature
- Room thermometer
- Blowoff tube
Beer 2 (Brown):
- Brewed in a Brewer's Edge 'Mash & Boil'
- Cooled with an immersion chiller
- Distilled water
- Swamp cooled during a heat wave
- Sticker thermometer on fermenter
- Airlock
The off flavor is very hard to describe. It's slightly chemical, but not soapy. Astringent but not acidic. Just... off, somehow. I'm hoping someone might have an idea of what could be causing it because, being experienced, I'm very lost.
Thanks everyone!