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gruntingfrog - I'm going to wait until this weekend and give it another taste. If it hasnt improved I will post my thoughts again based on your info. dougjones31 - Boy I sure hope so. I've spent so much money on equipment and kits in the past month that this first experience is making me a...

It could be hops I'm tasting. I'm still trying to figure this stuff out. The 5 gallon kits all require a 60 minute boil adding hops at different intervals. The Weiz only had LME the other 3 had wheat I had to steep before adding the LME. I followed the directions very closely.

Ok, I took another taste. Please bear with me as my knowledge of making homebrew as well as my taste buds are still at an elementary level. It seems that even after a day the malt taste has lessened. I took about 4 sips and let each sit on my palette for a few seconds. It doesn't taste sweet...

I'm going to give it a few weeks in the bottles and hope it improves. The Mr. Beer kit hasn't seemed to and that's been bottled 3 weeks. The 5 gallon kit I made was the Brewer's Best Weizenbier Kit. If I remember correctly it just had LME and 2 kinds of hops. Sorry to sound confused it's...

Thanks for the reply Monk, To answer a few of your questions. It doesnt taste sweet. It's more of a bitter taste. When I took the final gravity reading on the Weizen it was dead on to where it should have been based on the intructions. I'm lucky enough that my beer has stayed right...

Hey everyone, I've been reading this forum for about 2 months. This is my first post. I have a few questions that I can't seem to find answers to using the search function. First, I started with Mr. Beer. I made the batch that came with it, waited the recommended week and then bottled. I...