New to kegging question

[uglykidneil]

I recently started kegging some of my beers. I’ve now kegged 2 of my batches. I have a question about taste.

The first batch was a Hefeweizen, the second batch which I just finished is an Amber Ale. So obviously 2 very different styles. Oddly enough I feel like they have tasted way too similar considering they shouldn’t at all.

Is there something in the process that I may be doing that would cause them to have a similar taste?

I don’t feel as if I over carbed either of the beers, if that helps.

Thanks in advance to any kegging pros out there.

 

[chezhed]

Unless you are using used kegs that have not been properly cleaned, ala previous life as Dr Pepper kegs, the kegs should not be changing or affecting the taste. There is another whole discussion about closed transfer and the effects of oxygen on open transfers but still, I don't see how that would be enough O2 to make a hefe and an amber taste the same.
Good clean transfer lines as well as kegs? Did you taste them prior to transfer?.......it always amazes me that people don't taste often enough during the brewing process.

 

[Dgallo]

I recently started kegging some of my beers. I’ve now kegged 2 of my batches. I have a question about taste.

The first batch was a Hefeweizen, the second batch which I just finished is an Amber Ale. So obviously 2 very different styles. Oddly enough I feel like they have tasted way too similar considering they shouldn’t at all.

Is there something in the process that I may be doing that would cause them to have a similar taste?

I don’t feel as if I over carbed either of the beers, if that helps.

Thanks in advance to any kegging pros out there.

Sounds more of a yeast or cleanliness issue. Did you use the same yeast?

If not than maybe you didn’t clean the keg or your lines well enough and a lingering note of the heff is still there. I actually just had to change my one tap line because a RIS with coffeee was on for 2 months and when I put my next beer on the coffee note was stuck in the vinyl tubing.

 

[Cavpilot2000]

I hate to be the one that asks this, but are they extract beers?

 

[uglykidneil]

Unless you are using used kegs that have not been properly cleaned, ala previous life as Dr Pepper kegs, the kegs should not be changing or affecting the taste. There is another whole discussion about closed transfer and the effects of oxygen on open transfers but still, I don't see how that would be enough O2 to make a hefe and an amber taste the same.
Good clean transfer lines as well as kegs? Did you taste them prior to transfer?.......it always amazes me that people don't taste often enough during the brewing process.

Thanks.
Keg was bought used but came clean then I cleaned and sanitized myself (before each use) with PBW and Star San.
I also cleaned the lines prior to adding the Amber. But if anything I could see that they may have needed a little more sanitizer ran through them.
I did not taste samples throughout the brew process. Obviously that would have helped me narrow down some things. Lesson learned I guess.

 

[uglykidneil]

Sounds more of a yeast or cleanliness issue. Did you use the same yeast?

If not than maybe you didn’t clean the keg or your lines well enough and a lingering note of the heff is still there. I actually just had to change my one tap line because a RIS with coffeee was on for 2 months and when I put my next beer on the coffee note was stuck in the vinyl tubing.

Possible it’s a lingering of heff still in there. I did clean the lines but I could have probably pushed another gallon or two through to be thorough. I can look back at the heff recipe but I don’t think it was the same yeast.

 

[uglykidneil]

I hate to be the one that asks this, but are they extract beers?

The Hefeweizen was an extract. The Amber was a biab recipe that I found on brewers friend and modified slightly.