Cybershadow
Well-Known Member
So i have been brewing for a few years and done about 20 batches. I started doing extract and now do all grain. Ever since my first batch i can always detect what i perceive as phenol flavors. Kinda like a bandaid flavor.
I can really onyl detect it when i burp. It is barely noticable unless you burp, then it is pretty noticable. I have used campden, changed yeast, controlled all temps, carbon block filtered, changed equipment and hoses and i cannot stop this flavor.
I know it could be sanitation but from what i read i only really have to worry about this alot post boil. And post boil i am pretty sure my equipment is sanitzed. Hot wort will sanitize my plate chiller and march pump and hoses, so the only thing lefty is fermenter and i have actually replaced that recently.
Maybe under pitching yeast? I basically always use us-05 now. Never use starters either. Maybe my next batch i will use a liquid yeast and make a starter using a pitching calc and see if that changes anything.
I always thought my water was the problem but carbon block filtering and campden would solve that problem and it has not. I even use campden for my sanitation water.
so frustrating. and advice?
I can really onyl detect it when i burp. It is barely noticable unless you burp, then it is pretty noticable. I have used campden, changed yeast, controlled all temps, carbon block filtered, changed equipment and hoses and i cannot stop this flavor.
I know it could be sanitation but from what i read i only really have to worry about this alot post boil. And post boil i am pretty sure my equipment is sanitzed. Hot wort will sanitize my plate chiller and march pump and hoses, so the only thing lefty is fermenter and i have actually replaced that recently.
Maybe under pitching yeast? I basically always use us-05 now. Never use starters either. Maybe my next batch i will use a liquid yeast and make a starter using a pitching calc and see if that changes anything.
I always thought my water was the problem but carbon block filtering and campden would solve that problem and it has not. I even use campden for my sanitation water.
so frustrating. and advice?