My beer tastes thin. What is wrong?
This can be caused by a lack of malt dextrins in the beer, which is usually the result of insufficient malt content. Beers made with large amounts of corn or other sugars invariably taste watery. Try adding more malt extract or grain to the next batch. A thin flavor can also be caused by a bacterial infection, while is often accompanied by higher than anticipated carbonation levels. 5.69 My beer has a metallic or medicine-like taste This is usually caused by a wild yeast or bacterial infection (see sour taste above). 5.70 My beer tastes yeasty This can be caused by the stirred up yeast sediment on the bottom of the bottle or keg. Try to decant the beer with the next bottle you open, to avoid the silty yeast sediment. This can also be caused by wild yeast, or a poor quality strain (some dry yeast strains produce a yeasty flavor). Try switching the type of yeast used on your next batch. Finally, a ‘yeast-bitten’ flavor can be caused by too high fermentation temperatures. Too high for lag
