Help Diagnose My Soapy Flavor

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  1. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    I've had a lot of beers sit for 3 to 4 weeks. I get a moderate amount of break material in my fermenter. I never got soapy flavors from this part of my process.
     
    #21 inchrisin, Jul 3, 2015
  2. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    If the 5.2 stabilizer is the unique variable associated with your soapy beers, then it is probably the culprit.
     
    #22 utahbeerdude, Jul 3, 2015
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  3. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Yes. 5.2 is a sodium phosphate powder. The sodium will go up. Phosphate used to be a major ingredient in soap.
     
    #23 hopfenunmaltz, Jul 3, 2015
  4. jnrjr79

    jnrjr79 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2009 Illinois

    Not according to the product itself.

    "One Step is the only environmentally sound no-rinse cleanser in the home-brew market today and, unlike other cleansers that require rinsing because of their alkaline nature or use materials that can be harmful to the environment, One Step is the original no-rinse cleanser and uses active oxygen to clean your home-brew and winemaking equipment."

    http://www.ecologiccleansers.com/one-step.php
     
    #24 jnrjr79, Jul 6, 2015
  5. jnrjr79

    jnrjr79 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2009 Illinois

    I just wanted to follow up briefly. Yesterday, I kegged the first beer I made since ditching the 5.2 stabilizer. No soapy flavor at all. Anecdotally, at least, it seems like 5.2 was the culprit.
     
    #25 jnrjr79, Jul 20, 2015
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  6. HerbMeowing

    HerbMeowing Maven (1,295) Nov 10, 2010 Virginia
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    ^ One data point?
    Certainly a shoe-in for a Nobel Prize!
     
    #26 HerbMeowing, Jul 21, 2015
  7. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Did you read his original post? He has more than one data point.
     
    #27 VikeMan, Jul 21, 2015
  8. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
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    Cilantro is the answer! So is beer! THAT would be torturous..
     
    #28 AlCaponeJunior, Jul 21, 2015
  9. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
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    Odd, I never got that from 5.2 before I stopped using it. That was with several water profiles too. Maybe I'm just lucky enough not to taste soap when I'm drinking beer or eating cilantro. But... nobody else ever complained of soapiness that I am aware of.
     
    #29 AlCaponeJunior, Jul 21, 2015
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