I brewed 10-gal. batch 10/8. Racked to kegs Sunday, 12/18 from primary (6.5 big mouth carboys, that don't seem to seal very well). I sampled the beer while xfr'g and although I was not amazed at how good it was, I could not detect the flavors that were to show up in the beer when I tapped and tasted last night after force carb. Yucky, best describes one keg. The second is not the same but not right and not very good.
I had cleaned my xfr equip. and kegs 2 other times to rack but got redirected before xfr. I also cleaned my beer lines prior to tapping.
I don't think I like those big mouth bubbler carboys. I noticed equal pressure on one carboy prior to xfr. The other had one of those silicon air locks that don't provide a visual for differential pressures. My ferm chamber needs tweeking, as temps fluctuate too high or too low while adjusting temps. But if the infection occurred during primary, why didn't I taste it when I racked to my kegs?
I Starsan my gas fittings and purge my kegs prior to xfr. Can my CO2 or gas lines be the source of this infection? Does the drop to serving temps bring out these flavors? Help me figure this out please. I can't stand the thought of dumping 10-gallons of beer. Thanks in advance, GF
I had cleaned my xfr equip. and kegs 2 other times to rack but got redirected before xfr. I also cleaned my beer lines prior to tapping.
I don't think I like those big mouth bubbler carboys. I noticed equal pressure on one carboy prior to xfr. The other had one of those silicon air locks that don't provide a visual for differential pressures. My ferm chamber needs tweeking, as temps fluctuate too high or too low while adjusting temps. But if the infection occurred during primary, why didn't I taste it when I racked to my kegs?
I Starsan my gas fittings and purge my kegs prior to xfr. Can my CO2 or gas lines be the source of this infection? Does the drop to serving temps bring out these flavors? Help me figure this out please. I can't stand the thought of dumping 10-gallons of beer. Thanks in advance, GF