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So my friend borrows my kettle every now and then to brew, his last beer was practically ruined by a medicinal off flavour.
My new brew following his disappointment has now been a week in the fermenter. I tested the gravity after a bit of a strange fermentation, (very active airlock but little to no krausen for two days, now no activity at all, it's down at 1.016), and I think I have a similar medicinal off flavour!
What could cause this, is it just paranoia? The kettle is an alluminium pan, the only other thing we share is the local water supply, and I've brewed plenty from it before!
Could some detergent he or I used to clean the pan cause this? Would it still cause it in the next brew? Is there a good way to clean the pan, and all my equipment to remove whatever could be causing this?
Thanks in advance.
My new brew following his disappointment has now been a week in the fermenter. I tested the gravity after a bit of a strange fermentation, (very active airlock but little to no krausen for two days, now no activity at all, it's down at 1.016), and I think I have a similar medicinal off flavour!
What could cause this, is it just paranoia? The kettle is an alluminium pan, the only other thing we share is the local water supply, and I've brewed plenty from it before!
Could some detergent he or I used to clean the pan cause this? Would it still cause it in the next brew? Is there a good way to clean the pan, and all my equipment to remove whatever could be causing this?
Thanks in advance.