DeanWesterburg wrote:[color=blue]
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> Hello all! I started brewing about a year ago and have only had 2 good
> batches out of my 7 attmepts. Both were good batches were after buying
> new fermenters. So, I assume Cleaning is my issue.[/color]
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I see 2 possibilties.. the first is chlorine or chloramine in your
water. Do you use chlorinated water? Do you do anything to get rid of
the chlorine? Even if you've been using the same water without problems
in the past, chlorine/chloramine levels can change drastically without
warning and give the kind of flavors you describe.

The second is the ice. If you're adding it to the water in the sink, no
problem. But if you're putting it in your kettle of wort, you could be
introducing bacteria via the ice.

----------->Denny
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