Soapy Beer

[grubb]

I made about six good batches of beer, than the last two have turned out to have a little soap flavor to them. THey were both kit beers (Pumpkin beer and Honey Wheat). what could cause this flavor.

 

[Daddymem]

Consult Palmer
http://www.howtobrew.com/section4/chapter21-2.html

Near the bottom.

 

[Catt22]

Some hop flavors could be perceived as slightly soapy. Saaz in particular can do this.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Palmer said...

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Soapy
Soapy flavors can caused by not washing your glass very well, but they can also be produced by the fermentation conditions. If you leave the beer in the primary fermentor for a relatively long period of time after primary fermentation is over ("long" depends on the style and other fermentation factors), soapy flavors can result from the breakdown of fatty acids in the trub. Soap is, by definition, the salt of a fatty acid; so you are literally tasting soap.[/FONT]

 

[grubb]

both beers were in the fermentor for about 2 weeks and the bottles were cleaned using one step then placed in the dishwasher