Soap/De-odourant/Shampoo Flavour

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JontyR

Soap/De-odourant/Shampoo Flavour

Post by JontyR » Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:15 am

A mate of mine started extract brewing at my recomendation after a year of very successful kit brewing. He's done about 8 brews so far and every one has had a soapy etc flavour which has ranged from slightly unpleasant to totally undrinkable. He's trying to cover all bases, changing from DME to LME, different yeast etc. Any suggestions - thanks
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Re: Soap/De-odourant/Shampoo Flavour

Post by Fuggled Mind » Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:00 pm

Could it be too much bleach when cleaning? I've heard bleach can leave a really soapy taste if not properly rinsed afterwards.

The other thing I keep hearing taste soapy are Bobek hops.

Sorry, that's about all I can think of

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