in answer to Jase's original question, let me just say this...
my wife NEVER drinks my homebrew (k+k). my last 3 brew have all been partial mashes and now she asks me for a beer all the time, which isn't that great for my stocks, but a compliment never-the-less. Also, can't recommend highly enough using liquid yeast!! even makes a kit beer taste good.
that's just my two cents worth