Infection... TCP ?

[Wez]

What is it that causes the infection which leaves a TCP taste in beer, this is what I lost a fermenter of Thirst Gold to so i'd like to know what casued it.

Anyone know?

 

[Dunfie]

Isn't that one of the phenolic infections? Its questions like this that you really want Aleman to pop in. :lol:

 

[Kingfisher]

I know nothing about it W but found this.

http://www.derekthomas.co.uk/beer/taste ... m#phenolic

 

[Vossy1]

TCP taste is usually caused by a reaction between a substance in the hop extract and chlorine in your water, phenols and chlorine spring to mind.
I fell foul of this when first brewing

Not sure about other causes...but I have a link somewhere :hmm:

 

[Vossy1]

Link 1...look at medicinal clicky
Link 2...this was the one I was after clicky

 

[Wez]

Thanks, really helpful :thumb:

 

[Aleman]

Isn't that one of the phenolic infections? Its questions like this that you really want Aleman to pop in. :lol:

You mean like this

The vast majority of TCP tastes in home brewing are caused by infection with Klebsiella terrigina, or Klebsiella oxytoca both produce phenolic off-flavours. They are very common. The former is present in standing water and soil, the other is a gut-bacteria that we all have, so it would be very easy to infect the beer with the stuff. (*)

Definite signs of poor personal hygiene if you ever have an infection from these sources :sick:

(*) Source GW - JBK

 

[Vossy1]

Definite signs of poor personal hygiene if you ever have an infection from these sources

:lol: :lol:

 

[Kingfisher]

Clap clinic again mate :thumb: