have i messed up ? mettalic taste

Covrich said:

Sounds like an off flavour but metallic and plastic I think would taste differently?

could be possibly a few things, what sanitiser are you using?

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MyQul said:

Here's what John Palmer says about metallic off flavours

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

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Metallic flavors are usually caused by unprotected metals dissolving into the wort but can also be caused by the hydrolysis of lipids in poorly stored malts. Iron and aluminum can cause metallic flavors leaching into the wort during the boil. The small amount could be considered to be nutritional if it weren't for the bad taste. Nicks and cracks ceramic coated steel pots are a common cause as are high iron levels in well water. Stainless steel pots will not contribute any metallic flavors. Aluminum pots usually won't cause metallic flavors unless the brewing water is alkaline with a pH level greater than 9. Shiny new aluminum pots will sometimes turn black when boiling water due to chlorine and carbonates in the water.


Are you using a corny keg? Do you think that there is any unprotected metal on the keg which is in contact with the wort?
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clibit said:

It's probably the kit. Maybe old? A good way to get round this is to do all grain instead. :-) It takes longer but is not difficult:

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=51779

Or add a mini-mash to your kit instead of sugars:

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=52938

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Dads_Ale said:

Have you brewed this kit before. SWMBO always says pale ales taste metallic, especially the more hoppy ones.

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charlieboy said:

sorry im not sure what a corny keg is, sorry, there is nothing metal on this keg..

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charlieboy said:

the kit ?? as in ingredients etc or kegs etc ... sorry for sounding new but i am haha

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MyQul said:

A corny keg is like is says a type of keg. There used to dispense soft drinks in the hospitality industry but have been 'repurposed' for beer by HBers

In that case I'd agree with clibit and say it's the kit (the tin of goopy hopped malt extract) as they can be sitting on a wharehouse shelf for weeks if not months. This is one of the main causes of the notorious 'home brew twang', as the hopped malt extract is effectively stale by the time it gets to the HBer an requires at least 4 weeks conditioning to get rid of this twang. Also if the inside of the tin was damaged in anyway then the malt extract would have been exposed to the metal of the can which would have leeched into the the extract .

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