Anyone Know What Starsan Tastes Like

[sim]

I dont see what else it could be.

my guess is "Ropey" bacteria - Google it. As far as i can remember its a simbiotic relationship (kinda like the ginger beer plant) between yeast and bacteria. Can be found in beer h34r: and makes for a very full mouthfeel.

 

[Steve@PMF82]

my guess is "Ropey" bacteria - Google it. As far as i can remember its a simbiotic relationship (kinda like the ginger beer plant) between yeast and bacteria. Can be found in beer h34r: and makes for a very full mouthfeel.

Interesting. Nothing i can find on google about it growing in boiled water sealed in a bottle? Only other thing relating to ropey bacteria google found was while making sun tea, because its not boiled.

This comes up on BYO relating to beer.

Ropey beer is caused by two different kinds of bacteria. The aerobic, vinegar-forming Acetobacter are known to secrete slime that has such a nice sound to it! Ropiness from the Acetobacter species is only common in beer exposed to oxygen, like cask ale and beer left in beer taps. Your bottled beer does not have enough oxygen for Acetobacter to grow and form rope.

The other bacteria known to form rope in beer are the varieties viscosus and limosus of Pediococcus damnosus. Unlike other strains of Pediococcus, these guys do not produce diacetyl (buttery or butterscotch flavor). Pediococcus is a common spoilage organism in beer and grows best under anaerobic conditions like those found in a bottle. Like other beer-spoilage bacteria, Pediococcus is commonly found in the environment and is often carried into beer through yeast or other ingredients added after the boil.

 

[stux]

Next question : why are you dedicating a possible beer keg to soda water?

You have no answer, it's a rhetorical question. Sort it out, quick smart.

Deal I made with SWMBO to go from 2 taps to 5

think it was a good deal

 

[CONNOR BREWARE]

Deal I made with SWMBO to go from 2 taps to 5

think it was a good deal

and so much cheaper than buying bottles of that stuff!

 

[almopec]

hello again,
thanks for all the replies and help with my problem, update time.

I had another good taste last night of my beer and decided that the taste is not starsan, nor is my beer infected. The taste I am getting is a bitter flavour that I can now only put down to the combination of hops I used in my brew, which I must admit was a little expeimental as I was using some new hops for the first time.

Doing a partial boil, and from memory the hop additions were: 20g of Bravo @ 45m, 20g each of Amarillo and Citra at 15m and 25g of Citra and cascade at flameout. I probably strained most of the trub out, but I think some slipped past as I was rushing a little. As a result of reading a few things, I think its just an odd tasting beer out of the fermenter, or somethings gone wrong.

My plan and hope is that I'll transfer to a secondary, (fridge it for a bit to reduce sediment) and dry hop and make it tast better.

Any thoughts?

Al

 

[stux]

and so much cheaper than buying bottles of that stuff!

good thing for stopping parties from getting too messy, also helps the tea totallers feel more included when they get to play with the taps too

 

[freezkat]

Next question : why are you dedicating a possible beer keg to soda water?

You have no answer, it's a rhetorical question. Sort it out, quick smart.

Greener and cheaper option than sodastream CO2... perhaps??

That's why I do it.


1.3%/50ml solution cut by another 2300ml gets you about a .00056%/2350ml solution... is that close to being right?

Hey Professor Manticle check me work please.

 

[manticle]

1.3%/50ml solution cut by another 2300ml gets you about a .00056%/2350ml solution... is that close to being right?

Hey Professor Manticle check me work please.

Maths is not my area of specialisation.

 

[freezkat]

Maths is not my area of specialisation.

it was easier than I thought ...add the beer and the water together...divide the amount of starsan in the solution by the total of the beer/water. So if it was 1.3% of 50ml.

.65ml of starsan divided by 2349.35ml = .0002766% Starsan by volume