Guess That Flavour.....or Why Does My Current Brew Smell Like My Last

[marksy]

Fireman sam, i think i know the taste you are refering to. I couldn't actually describe it but it has been in every single kit brew that i have ever done. I recently put down an all extract brew and that taste wasn't there. So maybe give an all extract brew a go, its not that much more expensive and the beer tastes way better imo.

I agree. My first few kit beers all had a funky after taste but as I went on and learnt a few different techniques over the years I have managed to hide most of it.

 

[Pennywise]

You really need to throw a heap of grain & hops at a kit to get rid of that twang, well, to make a kit palatable in the first place. Also a specialty yeast goes a long way, although the Coopers kit yeasts are ok IMO

 

[Fourstar]

Besides kit twang the onyl other thigs i can think of are tannins from the hops (unlikly) or acetaldehyde (green apple/tart/mild cider aroma/flavour)