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I started using one of those blue jerry can cubes for no chill (from bunnings). Was skeptical at first but saw it being used by a few brewers so thought it would be ok.
Anyhow, I thought I was having slight yeast bite problems - as beer tasted a little funny on the first pour. But otherwise good. Gradually got worse, to the point where my last 3 batches had a horrible plastic taste especially after sitting in the lines. First thought was that my beer lines were dirty. My next thought was that the lines were somehow buggered - replaced them, and tried different taps etc.
Started suspecting wild yeast, but thought it was very unliklely. So I decided to pour some boiling water into my cube. Came back this morning and had a taste. The EXACT same horrible plastic taste. :icon_vomit:
My experiment with no-chill is officially over. 3 batches down the sink this morning as there is no hope for them. This particular cube was never good enough, and by the 5-6 batch it has degraded to the point where is is a possible health hazard. It might be wise for someone with good knowledge of the various cubes to set up a wiki on which ones are safe to use and which ones to avoid.
Cheers,
Foles.
Anyhow, I thought I was having slight yeast bite problems - as beer tasted a little funny on the first pour. But otherwise good. Gradually got worse, to the point where my last 3 batches had a horrible plastic taste especially after sitting in the lines. First thought was that my beer lines were dirty. My next thought was that the lines were somehow buggered - replaced them, and tried different taps etc.
Started suspecting wild yeast, but thought it was very unliklely. So I decided to pour some boiling water into my cube. Came back this morning and had a taste. The EXACT same horrible plastic taste. :icon_vomit:
My experiment with no-chill is officially over. 3 batches down the sink this morning as there is no hope for them. This particular cube was never good enough, and by the 5-6 batch it has degraded to the point where is is a possible health hazard. It might be wise for someone with good knowledge of the various cubes to set up a wiki on which ones are safe to use and which ones to avoid.
Cheers,
Foles.