beerme70
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Okay, here's the situation.....now, I want to preface this question with a short background. I have been AG brewing for YEARS......about 20 to be exact. I have an extremely efficient 3 vessel setup, and do 10 gallons at a time. My usual M.O. is to keg 5 gallons and bottle the other 5. So, here's the deal.....I brewed my standard "House" amber ale. I washed, rinsed, and sanitized my keg (oxy-clean, filtered water, and StarSan). I did the same with my bottles in a Norther Brewer 12 bottle bottle washer (20 minute wash, 20 minute rinse, and 20 minute sanitize). I sanitized my bottle caps with a StarSan solution. I used corn sugar to bottle condition, and obviously CO2 for the keg. I have a DEFINITIVE difference in the flavors between the two. The kegged is, obviously, flippin' INCREDIBLE. The bottled, while still really, REALLY good (no, I'm not patting myself on the back.....well, maybe a little ), there is a nuance to it I really can't put my finger on. If I had to describe it, if any of you have ever had, say, a Schaffly's Biere d Garde, there is a slight farmhouse ale "mustiness" to it. Have any of you ever experienced this? I don't think there is any way that the bottled beer is infected, because other than the flavor/smell, there are no signs of an infection (bottle bombs, weird sediment, clarity, or your gross little floaties). Now, this batch was kegged and bottled merely a week ago. The keg is carbed perfectly and pouring great, and the bottles are JUST ABOUT there.