Hi all,
I've been brewing over a year, and while I've had some good results, I've run into several batches that have simply tasted off. Can't seem to get rid of a cidery flavor. Sometimes it's bad enough to have to dump the beer down the drain, and at other times it's at best barely drinkable. I batch prime, so I don't get why there would be a difference based on different bottles. I use the same cleaning and sanitation process for each bottle. Could it be the sugar? I use regular cane sugar. Yeast maybe? I use S-05. Infection? There's nothing nasty floating in it, but the beer is a little hazy in the bottle. Not to sound pathetic, but I'm on the verge of giving up and just buying good craft beers. I don't mind the money waste so much as putting in the time and effort only to come up with something undrinkable.
Thanks in advance for any ideas, an at this point I could use all the encouragement from those that have corrected their process and are making tasty brews!
I've been brewing over a year, and while I've had some good results, I've run into several batches that have simply tasted off. Can't seem to get rid of a cidery flavor. Sometimes it's bad enough to have to dump the beer down the drain, and at other times it's at best barely drinkable. I batch prime, so I don't get why there would be a difference based on different bottles. I use the same cleaning and sanitation process for each bottle. Could it be the sugar? I use regular cane sugar. Yeast maybe? I use S-05. Infection? There's nothing nasty floating in it, but the beer is a little hazy in the bottle. Not to sound pathetic, but I'm on the verge of giving up and just buying good craft beers. I don't mind the money waste so much as putting in the time and effort only to come up with something undrinkable.
Thanks in advance for any ideas, an at this point I could use all the encouragement from those that have corrected their process and are making tasty brews!