Did I screw up? A few of my beers I added 1 Lbs of Pale DME. I used it with 1 Lbs of corn sugar along with a coopers bitter beer kit. I'm pretty sure bitters aren't supposed to taste like fermented monkey piss (my wife's words, not mine).
I brewed in the fermenter for 2 weeks then bottled for 3 months and a week. Still tastes horribly bitter. I did it a second time using Amber DME with a coopers dark kit, and it's pretty bitter but not as bad. And it still needs 3 weeks to hit the 3 month mark, but really? Did I screw something up? It only happens when adding DME.
I'm currently brewing using LME and a kit and the smell from the fermenter is pure heaven. This other crap I'm not sure if I'll ever enjoy.
Did I screw up or is this one of those 'time will heal' things?
Cheers
I brewed in the fermenter for 2 weeks then bottled for 3 months and a week. Still tastes horribly bitter. I did it a second time using Amber DME with a coopers dark kit, and it's pretty bitter but not as bad. And it still needs 3 weeks to hit the 3 month mark, but really? Did I screw something up? It only happens when adding DME.
I'm currently brewing using LME and a kit and the smell from the fermenter is pure heaven. This other crap I'm not sure if I'll ever enjoy.
Did I screw up or is this one of those 'time will heal' things?
Cheers