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The fun of brewing for me is the actual brewing process. I like the 4-6hr hours.

I started with Pinter back in 2020 at the start of covid. This is the pinter 3 and is much better for the beer not getting oxidised. It got me into brewing and I do all grain now. :)

I began brewing beer at the start of the COVID pandemic, initially experimenting with extract brewing before advancing to the more complex process of all-grain brewing. While I’ve enjoyed the creative and technical aspects of brewing, I’ve realized that the process-especially the bottling stage-requires significant time and energy. Given my physical limitations, this has become increasingly challenging. I’ve started considering alternative methods that would allow me to enjoy homemade beer without the physical demands of traditional brewing. This seems like a reasonable compromise that would let me continue my hobby without the associated strain.

Let’s see an all grain batch ferment and pressurize in that dodad

First: I think this system is amazing and great. It can be a great intro to putting the foot in the door for homebrewing, but I don’t think it’s the ideal way to get into the hobby. With that said, I would totally get this for someone who wants to enjoy craft beer at home without brewing their own or waiting for me to provide anything to them to enjoy. great video over all Steve, I am very happy to have heard about this now!

Sounds like a fabulous first step for folks like me 🍺

Very clever design. The other disadvantage I see is that because this is a single vessel kit is that you can't start a new batch until you have finished the last beer. So there is going to be nearly two weeks where you won't have a beer ready to drink.

It’s incredible you did this video. Thank you!! I’ve been waiting about two years for this to come to the US! I’ll be ordering mine Friday!🇺🇸🥩🍺!!! THANK ESPECIALLY MY LIMEY COUSINS😂 🇬🇧😉👍

Thank you for this video! I just bought one and am excited to start brewing!

Been using the Pinter's since 2020, from the Pinter /2 and now the Pinter 3. Living in a modest house in the UK and having limited room and variable temperatures, these have been brilliant for producing quick and tasty beers, using two units and brewing a week apart, we never get short on beer and excluding the original costs of the Pinters it gives us great beer @£2 a pint, which is 1/3 of the price in a UK pub or bar. I would always recommend 'cold crashing' the brew, and there are plenty of videos regarding that. Either way, a great way to begin if you have limited space and perhaps limited time. Cheers

Would be interesting to brew a tiny batch all grain recipe in the pinter. I was thinking of using the pinter for small test brews but unfortunately they don't sell it outside the UK and the USA.

You can do all the brewing and then use the pinter for fermentation/conditioning/serving, the only problem is the capacity, so using multiple of these for a typical brew quantity would be great, the only problem is the space on your fridge, but if you stagger the time of conditioning so some are not conditioning but just stays fermenting with the base removed, that might work.

I bought my pinter because its a compact, all in one solution great for their "press kits", malt extracts, and all grain. Just need to do a little math to portion your recipes to 5L.

I kind of want to try brewing a really small BIAB batch, then fermenting/serving it from this thing! It seems like it could be a handy mini-fermenter for stuff other than just its official extract bags.

Cheers!

Looks like a cool gadget!!! Whatever it takes to get more people into the hobby!!! Happy Holidays Steve 🍻

This mimics my set-up with 1.25gal kegs that I use to pressure ferment using a spunding valve in place of the PRV.

WOW!!!!!! That’s crazy. Absolutely great for someone starting out. 😎👍🏻👍🏻🍺🍺🍺🍺

I can drink this whole thing in 20 minutes

I'm an all grain brewer. Do you think this will work with an all grain extract? I'd like to use my own recipes all grain or extract.

This is amazing! I too love the process of making all grain beer. But as a simple way to get people into the hobby, this is a great innovation.

After you make the stout beer, try making a small all grain beer for this system.

Nice little video on the pinter and you've made some well constructed points 👍🏻 I've been aware of this for a few years now (UK) and what you've said is spot on

Love all the beginner-friendly content, keep it coming!

Unfortunately Pinter doesn't deliver to Europe / Germany from UK. Also didn't find a mail address to ask 'em why not. 😞

Cool video. I am in the UK and have one. I have done quite a few brews now but ready to move on to something more advanced. Pinter is brewing's gateway drug 🤣

Mr. Beer kits have gotten a lot of people into the hobby, so I hope this does the same. I am skeptical though. The initial $200 price point is a bit too steep (vs the $60 Mr Beer kit). The biggest downside I see is that you are locked into one vendor with limited recipe options and spending $25 to $30 per batch. At that price, I would recommend getting 6-packs of craft beer from the store. While not having to bottle is a bonus, that means your entire system is locked up until you empty the keg, and you have a 3 week down time until the next one is on tap.

I have been waiting for this to hit the US market. The $30 off with your promo code helps a bit! Cheers

The problem I see with The Pinter is an issue of very limited availability of fresh press packs. They currently list 14 different fresh press packs on their US site and ALL but TWO of them are out of stock. This may make some people reluctant to buy into a system when they can't order ingredient kits for it. Pinter needs to up their supply management game.

Interesting. I started with a Mr Beer, then eventually did full grain brewing. But I haven't brewed in like 8 years. I made a great marzen but never a great IPA. I'd love to make a good session IPA since Stone canceled my favorite (Go To IPA).

Very neat design! Like you I would be worried about cleaning the nooks and crannies. Oh and it seems it makes 10 UK pints (20 oz) so that’s 12.5 US pints (16 oz)

Thanks for the video. I have to ask; so I was a home brewer for 12 years, got out completely around covid times. Did all grain, 3-vessel 240v herms to keg and conditioning fridges. Downsized to a grainfather system, which was great but I ended up with so much beer because I enjoyed the brew process but couldn't consume it all. (rough problem, I know). But that itch to have good home-brew in my house still exists. I am looking for something that is small, easy, and if I wanted to, I could do a backyard 1G all grain brew from time to time. Curious if you think this fits the bill? Or if you might have seen anything else out there. Cheers.

I will definitely try this. If it's good, I may never homebrew again. But, we'll have to see about that.

What about temperature control? Some beers require 53-59 degrees to ferment? Do you need to place this Pinter in a temperature controlled area?

If you made your own all grain wort and fermented/conditioned/served it from this doodad (controlling temperature of course), you would not be sacrificing any beer quality at all, am I right? And it would be significantly easier.

When you said $200, I was like "What?" as I was checking it out and saw it for 99.00, but that was "£", not "$". After clicking on your link, I saw the $199. I think at $200, it is still a cool gift or cool kitchen novelty for when you have company, especially as it appears to make pretty decent beer. I also like how you said dipping your feet into brewing, as I fully agree. I love these types of systems as they are created 100% by actual beer brewers looking for a way to appeal to everyone, including non-brewers who just want to sample what home-brewed beer might be like. I can fully respect the invention and agree it might not be for everyone, but it is still pretty cool, especially since it is a non-electric system, relying on pressure for almost everything it does.

I kinda like it. Looked at it before and thought it would be a very tidy solution for small batch brewing. I like the hop oil injection; would be good if that could be obtained separately from the syrup. I guess another concern would be whether that pressure relief ever became blocked or stuck but that’s a risk with all spunding approaches. It’s probably such an obvious risk that it’s been given attention in the design, although I did see a comment above that mentioned them going ‘bang’. I think the price in Australia would be prohibitive though, so I’ll work on small batch fermenting in 9.5 litre kegs I think.

I was very excited and curious in the after the intro part, but then everything makes sense after realizing its works because of non grain. Still I think it will work as a fermenter for all grain wort.

Loved your video. Been brewing for 9 years now, currently with a Grainfather, but I have a 13 month old and another on the way down I don’t get to brew as often as I’d like to. Is it possible to add extra ingredients like fruit, or dry-hop to make recipes more of your own?

Steve I would like to see you make an attempt at a homebrewed chelada. Maybe try recreating a Modelo Chelada. Could be interesting.

I would like to see giving this a go to make cask ale using a small all grain batch

I've been brewing on and off for several years, and actively for a little over a year (at about 1 5-gallon batch per month), so I don't think I'm the target market for this thing. But trying to put myself into the mindset of the newbie who's just interested in getting started, the biggest drawback I see is that there are only about a half dozen different beers you can brew with it (OK, seven--including one "coming soon"--and one cider). A second big drawback is the cost of ingredients. Their Hefeweizen kit, which they say produces 12 pints (I think you said 10, but let's give them the benefit of the doubt), is US$28 (when it becomes available). MoreBeer's Hefeweizen kit with LME, including dry yeast, is US$38, and produces 40 pints. So, $2.33/pint vs. $0.95/pint. But, of course, you're doing more work with MoreBeer's kit, and you need more equipment. I understand there's work in developing and packaging the kits, but it seems like a pretty high markup.

Excellent video and probably a good way for somebody to start “homebrewing”. Three things to think about here: 1)for the 200 bucks, you could buy a 2.5 gallon stainless corny keg, and all the parts you would need to do the same thing as well as the ingredients for a 2.5 gallon batch. 2)the whole plastic and aluminum thing basically makes it something that’s destined for a landfill so that wouldn’t be an option for me. 3) you’re not really brewing anything so it doesn’t really give you the ability to be creative with some of your own.

My tap water is nasty tasting, highly calcified well water. Would you recommend store bought filtered spring water or distilled water? I suspect I should also use store bought water for sanitizing.

Kinda want this even though I have a blichmann pilot house already;)

A Juicero for the yuppie "homebrewers".

Looks great as an intro to brewing or even a small batch fermenter. Not a fan of the price or how you’re forced to buy a recipe with the unit. Selling the Pinter unit by itself and some recipe ingredients by themselves would be great. I get that they’re trying to get you with the subscription service, but this seems like a useful product that appeals to beginners and experienced brewers alike.

Seems like a lot of hassle for 10 pints. I assume the next logical step in seeking convenience and time-saving would be to go to the shop or pub and buy ready-made beer. To be honest, I'd need to buy an extra large fridge and many Pinters to satisfy my thirst.

Do you think you could still traditional brew a 1-gal batch, or do a cider/seltzer in it with your own ingredients? I’ve been looking for a tiny keg to get out of bottling as you said… but at $200 it seems there are other traditional options anyway

My days of extract are gone long ago. Quite the contraption. If it makes "decent " beer thats good. The price is way over the top for a beginner. But the convenience may outweigh that. I think i would start someone out in the old plastic bucket, 5 gallon stove top, extract "mini mash" kits before these. But a nifty device still.

Great video review! Anyone monitoring these comments that can tell me the package size of the LME (i.e. the volume of the contents)?

Would it be possible to use the Pinter device to carbonate and serve your own homebrew instead of using the kits?

Great video thanks! One question I would like to ask, do think adding something like Star San instead of just hot water at the start of the sanitation process might help with those future plastic based contamination problems?

I just wish it had a quick connect somewhere. Imagine spunding too low and having to drink 12 under carbonated beers… and at around $1.75 USD a homebrewed beer, you’d probably suck it up and drink it lol

can it be escaled up to a Quarter?

Relying on natural conditioning, it would gradually lose carbonation as the liquid level in the keg goes down, right?

Big con is that you're dependent on the company for the beer kits. Both price n supply risk. With so much good beer available easily I don't see this taking off

Could you do a partial mash beer and put it in the Pinter?

Is it just me or is this the perfect product to have CH from homebrew for life make a video about how to use this to make cheap dorm room seltzers.

Definitely nice foam sticking to the glass. Wonder if this is available in Australia

Excellent video Steve, and sounds like a great product. I got into brewing several years ago with a Mr. Beer setup my wife gifted me for Christmas. That delayed me from real brewing by several years lol, so good to see something like this for a new home brewer. 🍻

Think you could make your own 1 gallon wort and add your own yeast and let it handle the rest? Cause this could be a cool way to do small batch brewing

How would this go if you were to do your own extract beer in it do you think?

Reminds me of Mr Beer kits and I hope they are better than they were.

Do you think it will work to use it as a fermenter and dispenser of an all grain brewed beer made the usual way?

I'm not sure I like this idea. It's neat but it's something you'll never use again as soon as you move into custom recipes. Compared to the northern brewer kit, you can still use those buckets for beer or really just about anything, whether you're doing 5 gal batches or 2 gal, all-grain or extract, beer or cider.

Wonder if you could do a small batch and use the pinter instead of the brew kits

So if this was purchased, then the person wanted to upgrade, could this be used as a fermentation vessel with an all grain batch?

Never seen a good review of the beers made by a Pinter from any reviews in the UK. But havent looked recently

It would be worth trying if they dropped the price on every thing by 50%, but I can not see the point in paying more and doing the work for the same beer I can purchase. Unless it is a hobby and a passion but then I would go full boat and do grain.

Are you able to use other extract kits or only those from Pinter? More Beer, for example, has a large variety. Maybe others have even better selections. I’m new to this.

Got that Trillium on deck. I miss Mass. 😩

How do you determine the ABV of this?

How is this different to the Brewart beer droid?

It’s cool I guess, the coffeemaker of beer? It’s not brewing in my opinion. Great job with the video btw

I think this is fine , but I like the "labor of love" and learning aspect of all grain brewing. Just my 2 cents though

I think the price of the Fresh Press is the real con, though the Subscribe & Save option makes that better. What are your thoughts on using it with your own extracts?

this looks like a great "toy" for those adults who brew ;) for cleaning, it looks to be small enough to soak in a 5 gallon bucket?

Brewing is part of the fun. Dissolve the content of a pouch in water is not. I 'd rather buy a perfect draft instead.

Pinter 1 was good. We were then sold that Pinter 2 was better - it wasn’t and many went bang including mine. I gave up with Pinter after many failed brews and the price per pint getting higher. However it got me in to enjoying a fresh beer and now I brew from grain so a big thank you to Pinter - although my wife would disagree!

This is not "Brewing". It is something else. Not necessarily a negative. I would analogize it to emptying a can of Campbell's into a pot and warming it up and saying you "Made soup" you did not. Still interesting, I suppose.

So my pregnant wife can't handle the smell so I'm happy to sacrifice for a few months to at least have some "home" brew.

I see the appeal, but these devices inevitably become the 'bread makers' of homebrewing once the novelty wears off.

I got pissed out omy head with it.

Of course not for me - but a fun video to watch nonetheless. More ways to get people into our hobby the better I say. And yes I watched until the end! lol

I mean, nice invention.. But it kinda takes the fun out of making your own recipes and testing things out.

Psrabeso anda directo al bar y pedite una pinta. Es mas rapido

I would say that mr.beer has more of a claim to brewing than this. I’ve made good beer with Mr.beer the trick is starsan for a sanitizer and using us 05 yeast

This is ridiculous. How could you possibly claim that anyone would learn about beer making from this again prices. All you will learn from this is how to make Kool-Aid.

I hope you got paid a lot for this advertisement.

I was one of the original Kickstarter '789' backers for the Pinter back when it first appeared, and I really cannot stress how poor these devices are and the number of problems they have had over their 3 iterations. They've basically spat out new models of the device each year since launch or close to and while that's not unheard of, the company has really alienated customers to the point I wouldn't trust this product at all. Pinter 4/5/6 when? I even early tested a device for them and it was rough. Problems: They had pinters exploding beer up people's walls, syrup presses popping and sanitizer also doing the same. I don't trust a company making their own pressure valves, kegs use standard PRVs for a reason. They leak, its less so now but people still say it happens. I could never trust it so much that it was always brewed in a bucket which felt like it defeated the point. They've regularly altered pricing on the beer presses to where its not as attractive value wise anymore. Extract kits on the market yield far far more and are cheaper. The presses change in flavour and consistency without notice all the time and they say nothing about it. People often report the syrup doesnt ferment well and is just sitting in the dock basically wasting money. Good luck getting the presses you want in stock, they're always sold out or they struggle to manufacture the different brews. The company discourages using the kit to brew non pinter syrups and extracts. It's equipment with a proprietary extract you have to use, imagine clawhammer saying you had to use ONLY their grain or your warranty is void? The device says it can brew cider, stout, lager you name it. After a while it will start to smell odd from mixing all those styles to where I wouldn't trust it, the liners cheap plastic that isn't replaceable. There's loads of issues, and it really isn't that beginner friendly to repeatedly use. For the cost, get a bucket and a generic extract kit! Those cheap beer kits online are poor, but they do what they're designed for, for far less money and recurring costs of other extracts. Take the pinter with a massive pinch of salt, and do research into people who've used it for a while.

It goes against everything home brewing stands for me - freedom to do what I want, how I want.

Why take the fun of brewing?? Take the cleaning by paying someone to clean for you.

No offense meant at all, but imho, this has absolutely *nothing* to do with "brewing" in the actual sense of the word... no manual work, no creativity, no nothing... But I guess some people will love it nonetheless...

A very expensive gimic for people who want to play at brewing and then boast about their "skills"!!! It's cheaper to go to the supermarket and buy quality beer in bottles than this toy.