Chemical taste to brew

[jaquiss2005]

Brewed a version of Fullers Discovery from Graham Wheelers BYOBRA book several weeks ago and it has a really chemical taste and smell to it, and remains very cloudy, to the point of being virtually undrinkable. It almost tastes of the steriliser I used to clean the buckets and piping with. I did rinse everything out thoroughly before putting into a pressure barrel. I was usings Richies steriliser before with no problems, but used the Youngs version from Wilkinsons this time, which does seem more powdery

Anyone any idea of the likely cause? I have left it in a pressure barrel for 3 weeks now to see if this will get any better, but guess this might be one to put down the sink??

 

[unclepumble]

Did you treat your water with campden tablets?
Is it TCP taste or Phenolic?

Did you control your fermentation temp or just leave it in a corner in a bucket?
If the latter fermenting too warm can give you this type of fault.

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[jaquiss2005]

Yes I did use Campden tablet, but did leave in a bucket without watching temperature

 

[jampot]

I think I have had this once, however you may find the bad taste reduces quite a bit over time and becomes drinkable....