unusual smell and taste

[rollin danny]

I did a edme irish stout at Christmas .Ive done it before using brew sugar and it came out great.This time I thought I'd push the boat out and do it with 1kg extra dark malt extract for a special brew.After a couple of weeks in the bottles I thought Id try one Strange smell and taste that I can only discribe as plastic or polystyrene .I thought it may have been because it was a bit young but I tried one last night and its still the same.Ive used dme with other brews like coopers stout with perfect results so I can only think I was sold a dodgy bag of dme.It was in a plain bag in the brew shop so no best before dates to go on.Has anyone else had similar experience. p.s I drank 2ltr of it anyway ,it certainly gets you pissed

[kenny850]

chances are it will be fine dan,not a lot you can do anyhow at this stage-leave it for a couple more weeks methinks

[rollin danny]

I dont think its going to get any better its been in the cellar for over seven weeks.Anyway it cant be that bad Ive nearly drunk it all Its just never happened before.I always brew with Lidl's Yorkshire spring water and pride myself on quality homebrew.

[burgo]

Danny

You say you use spring water, do you boil it all or just throw it in, not suggesting that it's anything to do with your problem just investigating whether to give it a try. Have you, or anyone else come to think of it, done a taste comparison ?

[rollin danny]

Hello burgo .Yes just pour it in fv from height so it airiates it.I find it makes a better beer and you can use the lidl still spring water bottles for ya brew, Just make sure it says pet or pete on the bottle somewhere . Happy brewing ,Danny.

[burgo]

Great I will have a go, it's worth a try to make that optimal homebrew pint