Beer tastes watery, why?

Can anyone pass comment over the following, many thanks:

Recently purchased a Georgie Beer kit. Fermented it in accordance with instructions in a five gallon bin in my thermostatically controlled insulated hotbox kept at room temperature using low wattage light bulb inside a metal chocolate tin as a heat source. Hotbox is mounted on old television stand with just enough clearance to allow opening of fermentation bin bottom tap to dump beer straight into a King Keg pressure barrel placed directly underneath. Beer them primed as normal before Keg top is then tightly screwed on. Keg itself then placed in hotbox for about 3/4 days at room temperature before removing to coldest corner of concrete garage. Float fitted within keg to allow top take off of beer with no finings added to beer.

However, on consumption beer tends to start off with good taste similar to a commercial beer but then tends to go rather watery tasting . Coopers Stout kit also went like this, good taste initially but then over time on consumption began to taste watery although good pressure in barrel.

Many thanks for any comments DC

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DC
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Firebird

If it starts off tasting good to you and changes over time - then the only thing I can think of is that some small amount of fermentation might be continuing - this would reduce sugars, increase alcohol (and pressure), concievably (??) making for a perception of a thinner beer. Have you taken any gravity readings (original, final, post final when it seems watery?). Any children or friends who might have snitched a couple of litres and topped it up with water? :)

cheers rb

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rb

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