 It's frustrating to just jump in not knowing what you're getting and have these grandiose visions of what this is going to be the best tasting root beer ever and then find out it tastes really bad. Start with another one and keep your expectations low to get started with. It won't be what you're buying from the store. It's not using high fructose corn syrup. You can sweeten it, but sometimes it takes a little bit of imagination. It's not going to be your typical root beers unless you're using typical ingredients which aren't always available here.