@JerkyMan Yeah, that’s way more water than you needed. For someone who is letting it marinate overnight we recommend you add just enough water to completely submerge the jerky. With a tumbler, you really only need 20% of your meats weight, and that is at most. You did a 1:1, so next time go down to 12 oz of water and see how that goes. The seasoning was diluted in so much water that im not surprised it didnt taste like anything!