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When I poured that glass it had been bottled for about two weeks. It was drinkable but I think it needed another two weeks to mellow out. That will be around Friday of next week.

Have it cold ! :)

Also, in my experience with kits, your second batch will be about 5 or so times better than the first batch. However, your third, fourth and x more batches will only be very slightly better than your second batch. That's because you will likely have got the hang of it by then.

If/When you do all-grains, then you really start fiddling with the finer points of beer taste. All-grains are much more complex in flavor and IMO, more complicated to make.

IMO, both kits and all-grains are far superior in flavor to anything you can buy at a grocery, gas station or beer store and are almost always, MUCH LOWER COST to make.

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Oh, it was very cold! I am brewing kits from Midwest Homebrewing Supplies now. My second batch is a Liberty Cream Ale. These kits come with grains that need steeping and hops that have to be added in two stages (bitering and aroma) plus the base Malt extract and extra corn sugars or Belgian Candi when needed. And I am using Wyeasts now.