alcohol aftertaste ???

my first brew is done and tastes good
no off flavers or anything
i went with a extract brew for 7 days and then right to a keg
with forced carbonation
i notice a alcoholiky after taste though
the only way to describe it is
ive noticed this in some of the american light lagers
like:coors coors light mgd and the chepo beers
but not in miller light or bud ,busch or their light counterparts
what causes this
ive never tasted this in any craft beers ive had(except for oatmeal stout and guiness draught they had that after taste
also i noticed its not related to abv %
i use only malt no sugar or rice not even for conditioning(i use force carbonation)
any way my all malt wheat has it just a little
and id like to know how to tame it down a bit
here was my recipie
3.3 lbs liquid wheat
3 lbs dme(with wheat)
1 oz saaz hopps
american ale yeast
fermented 7 days
and forced carbonated in a soda keg set up
p.s. other than this it is the perfect beer for a first timer (im hooked!!!)

What is your ferment temps?

Also, maybe give your brew a little more time to mellow before carbing and drinking.

im thinking maby some way to give it a more malty or wheaty finish like maby some un fermintable wheat or malt what do you guys think

hooter is that cramer !!?? on your picture cool
fermint temp was beetween 68 and 72
how would aging (especially just a ale? change the flavor)
like what differences would i notice

I'm thinking you are drinking 7 day old beer. Really, really green beer.
Give it a few weeks for the flavors to come out and mellow and you might like it a lot more. Next time, leave it for 3 weeks in the primary and you'll be amazed at how much better your green beer will taste. Leave it for 4 - 6 weeks after you make it and it will be much, much better.

The good new is that you made beer! Now, go forth and make more.

was taste testing comparing my brew to a blue moon
mine is still way under carbonated
think this may be the majority of the prob
overall im very impressed considering this is my first brew
maby tomorrow the beer will be right
ive got it at 12 psi@35 degrees with a beer stone
all suggestions appreciated im a nuby lol

Ferment beer at the yeasts recommended temperature. Too hot makes fusel alcohols which have a hot taste to the palate. Colder is better when fermenting ales but not so cold the yeast will become dormant. Look at the package or go online to the yeast MFG's site to find info.

You are drinking way too early. Most beer does not really get good until 5 weeks from brew day. Now go brew more so you will not run dry. It takes 7 days to carbonate at 10 LB CO2 @ 36 degrees F. Rushing carbonation by going to a higher pressure can give CO2 bite to the taste and you are taking the chance of over carbonation.

truckerzero - Time bulk aging, time to carbonation I think is the answer.
You did not give use the styles or the time lines, but the symptoms sound like Beertogreenishst, and Notenoughtimetocondionist, and the oh so common Tooim-pationitist.
RHAHB......

I agree with the other posters - *MY* shock is using 6.3 lbs. of malt with only 1 oz of low alpha acid hops!

it is now fully carbonated(ill give my technigue in the next post)tastes great now
too low of carb made it have a funnhy taste


on the 1 oz of low alfa hops
that is based on what most main stream american brews are at
ie anheuser busch products
also i hate over hopped beers
my faves are blue moon and new belgium products(almost no bitterness low hopps i guess)
ive even thought of brewing a unhopped beer sometime in the future maby a small 1 gal batch as a test

here is how i figured out how to get my beer to proper carbonation instantly
set the pressure on the proper pressure for your beer and temp(12 psi for me)
i shut the gas off shake till the bottle regulater goes to 0
then turn gas back on for 60 seconds
turn back off and repeat shaking
after doing this several times the needle will not drop any more
this means the beer has now taken all the co2 it can at that pressure
it is now ready to drink
once i did this my beer was perfectly carbonated and tasted great
try it and let me know if it works for you!
p.s. i wont have the patiance to wait till i have a backlog of brews going
then i will experiment with aging thaks for the advice though