Linthwaite Lite in the primary for 10 days, tasted at end....very nice.
Transfered to secondary with finnings on tuesday.
Looking to possibly transfer to cornie tonight, took a small sample to check for clarity and low and behold the same awful phenolic taste had appeared in the beer much like my turbo cider
.I had the primary on the tiled kitched floor and during the hot weather I would jam a ice block between the primary and the wall which kept it nice and cool.
The only problem was that nearing the end of the 10 days the dog had discovered a lovely cool ice block which she could chew on, to keep cool
Hence no cool blocks for the secondary phase.
Now I'm reduced in options. I won't get rid of the dog
I can't risk the dog by using a water bath <_<
I can't put the primary/secondary in the bath...the wife will kill me
I'm not around enough to use wet towels.
I don't have a basement
And above all I live in sunny Manchester
What can I do ?
Giving up brewing is not an option
Ps, everything was sanitised
I purged the secondary with co2 before racking
The tube was right at the bottom of the secondary on transfer
The only thing I noticed were small bubbles in the drain tube but I put this down to co2 in the beer, the tube/tap joint was not leaking.
I'm thinking a temperature controlled cupboard/fridge.....???
