Too Sweet

So far I have brewed 2 homebrews....1st one was the one that came with my Cooper's homebrew kit. This was a Cooper's Lager and a 23L batch. This ended with an apple-like taste. All directions were followed and all equipment thoroughly cleaned. 2nd batch was an American Light Ale this was a 5 gallon batch and also ended in a sweet taste. All consumers were delighted at the taste, except for me....mainly because I know that it wasnt supposed to be sweet so the batch was a failure. Im assuming ferementation did not finish but all temperature ranges and time ranges were followed so i am baffled. Anyone have any suggestions?

Did you check FG readings? How long did they ferment for prior to bottling?

OG was fine.... My best guess is that ended the fermentation period early although I followed the directions.....my coopers fermenter does not bubble..... A separate problem in which I've solved on a seperate post this is a fermenter issue that does not affect the beer

Sorry the FG was a little off not much

that kit is also not very good.

Our first batch was a Coopers Lager as well, with the same sweet, cidery taste. We chalked it up to a total and complete lack of temperature control and bottling it a little early - we're finishing them off slowly, and they do get better with time (3 months in bottles now and the cider is almost gone)