Kayos
Well-Known Member
I have been reading all the people who got a Mr. Beer for Xmas and I know it is about that time where we are all opening our first batches. It seems all of you are saying that it was better than expected. Mine was NOT! It looks good, carbonated good, but tastes like sugar in the aftertaste (cidery/fruity). I was thinking it was because of the "booster" with the kit, so I bought some of the UME and mixed it with the beer LME from Mr. Beer. Now I am worried that maybe I messed up though, because I changed the whole way I brewed thinking it was Mr. Beer's instructions that made it gross. I did a 3/4 total boil instead of just 4 cups like the instructions said. Then I boiled wort for 15 minutes (no noticeble hot break), then threw a hop bag in with 1/2 oz for 30 minutes. Got some trub that I kept in the pot and ice-bathed the wort. Threw out the hops and added some fresh ones and pitched the yeast after a starter which did very little if anything at all. Maybe both my yeasts were bad.........OK, enough of the rambling....you get the point. Comments please???