Hi. Just finished my first bitter kit. Had it in a king keg now for about a month. It is crystal clear and got a very good head retention. The problem is it leaves a horrible after taste in the mouth after drinking. Has it gone off do you think or is this normal for a bitter to have an after taste. I'm not a big fan of bitter so i've never really tried it before. I was given a Geordie bitter kit so gave it a go.
When i did my first home brew kit (present for xmas of the girl friend) it was placed in a king keg for a month, it again was cyrstal clear but had a strange after taste compared with normal shop bought beer, this was explained to me by many people at work as being "the home brew taste" ... it was very yeasty but wasnt a really bad taste.
I must admit since the starter kit beer i have had a couple of the more expensive ones and these are fantasic in comparison. If you like larger have ago at a coopers brew also have a gander at the morgans stuff, just brewing up a scharls european larger at the mo. The coopers cerveza was lovely, the girlfriend has polished that one off very quickly lol. i'll let you know in a couple of weeks how the euro larger is.
Not personally tried a geordie brew but having spoken to people its not one of the better ones.
by pfytche » 23 Apr 2009, 15:39 
... it was very yeasty but wasnt a really bad taste. 
