Yeasty Beer - second batch

[wiggy1289]

Hey guys,
i've been doing some research on why my beer tastes yeasty. This is my second batch using a mr beer kit and their premium pale ale hopped malt extract recipe kit. Now, two batches have turned out to be yeasty. The first batch, I waited 2 weeks, bottled, then drank them 2 weeks later. the second batch I also waited 2 weeks, bottled, and I tried it one week later and it tastes almost the same as the last.

I'm thinking this could be due to me being impatient and trying the beer too fast? Do I need to let it condition longer in the bottles? I do not have a hydrometer and cannot test the alcohol content of the beer. Any suggestions would help. and yes i am upgrading and moving past the mr beer kits after this batch. I have a chest freezer with a temp controller and all the equipment to brew 5 gallon batches.

Thanks for the tips and im new to the forums. Thanks guys!

 

[Yooper]

That's been my experience with mr. beer type of kits, too.

I have a friend who users her mr. beer kits and loves them. me, not so much.

I think it's the cheap yeast they include, but not 100% sure as I've never seen her mix up a batch with anything except her tap water, the hopped UME, and the yeast- so it could be any of those three things. I do suspect the generic dry packaged yeast, but I don't know for fact that it's the issue.

She likes the beer that results, so she's happy with it. I won't take any more samples, as I do not.

 

[flars]

Two weeks in the fermentor may be enough time. I usually go three in a carboy. Bottle condition for four weeks and then chill for a few days before sampling.
Warm the bottles from your last batch if there any left. Gently swirl the yeast into solution and condition for another three weeks at 70° to 75°. Check for a taste difference.

 

[wiggy1289]

thanks guys

 

[BierMuncher]

I think your problems will go away when you are brewing higher volumes. Mr Beer kits don't really provide adequate room for the gazillions of yeast that are produced to properly settle out and let your beer clean up.

The solution would be to let the beer ferment out for 3 weeks, then place the Mr Beer fermenter into a chilled environment for a few days to shock and settle the yeast, rack the beer into bottles, or better yet, a bottling bucket.