Metallic Taste post kegging

[Rob2010SS]

We use an insignia kegerator. We replaced our taps with Intertaps, but we had never replaced the shanks. However, we’re still using those shanks at the brewery and no issues. I ran new beverage lines and the shanks appear to be stainless and I believe the intertap faucets are stainless as well

 

[Knightshade]

Picked this up at an "off-flavors" tasting class I attended sometime last year. Sadly..at my goto LHBS that closed down. He tried to sell it, landlord wasn't interested. Sucks.

At any rate..try the smell test. Put some beer on the back of your hand and if you get that same metallic smell that you're tasting, this is it.

 

[Rob2010SS]

Picked this up at an "off-flavors" tasting class I attended sometime last year. Sadly..at my goto LHBS that closed down. He tried to sell it, landlord wasn't interested. Sucks.

At any rate..try the smell test. Put some beer on the back of your hand and if you get that same metallic smell that you're tasting, this is it.

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Really good info! Thanks for sharing that!!

 

[Knightshade]

I wish I had the damn legend to those symbols. This off flavor was the only one w/that hand symbol, so that is why I can recall it specifically. If I was to guess, these would be the symbols in the following order, left to right.

1. Glass at arm's length, bring to your nose and inhale
2. Same as above, but follow a downward trajectory path. (I know some are taught to inhale as the glass is coming towards your nose and bring the glass outwards to arms length though..so?? *shrug*)
3. Finger in glass...no flipping idea
4. Back of hand thing
5. Believe this is to indicate 3-5 short sniffs.

 

[Broothru]

Picked this up at an "off-flavors" tasting class I attended sometime last year. Sadly..at my goto LHBS that closed down. He tried to sell it, landlord wasn't interested. Sucks.

At any rate..try the smell test. Put some beer on the back of your hand and if you get that same metallic smell that you're tasting, this is it.

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Ahah! Iron sulfate. Isn’t that the taste you get if you moisten the tip of a styptic pencil with the tip of your tongue?

Ask me how that oral sensation is so recent in my memory. Damned razor.