When you said it tasted salty I instantly thought of the time my kids made kool-aid for the first time. They asked if they could make Kool-aid by themselves and I thought they have to learn sometime so I let them mix it up. Next they said mom it tastes funny so I asked if they needed more sugar so they added more. It still tasted funny to them so I asked them to show me how much sugar they put in. Well found out they grabbed the wrong container and added salt instead of sugar. They've made it perfect every time since.