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Pinter 101

Getting started with Pinter

Pinter 101 - All you need to know before starting

What is the Pinter?The Pinter is a home-brewing system that lets you make fresh, great-tasting beer or cider from scratch - with no need for bottles, extra equipment, or electricity. Designed for simplicity, it allows you to brew, condition, and pour

What is the Pinter?

The Pinter [Pint-er]: precision-engineered technology for anyone to enjoy 10 pints of award-winning Fresh Beer at home.Take the Pinter, add the handcrafted Fresh Press, Yeast, and fill with water and let the Pinter do the hard work. Put into the frid

What is a Co-Pinter?

Our Co-Pinters are exclusively available to existing Pinter owners, making it easier to keep Fresh Beer flowing at home. It’s identical in spec to the original Pinter 3, with one key difference: it doesn’t come with its own Brewing Dock. This means y

What is a Pinter Pack?

The Pinter Pack is a letterbox-friendly box which contains the necessary components to make Fresh Beer in the Pinter. It includes:. Pinter Packs are sold on our website here.

What is the Hopper?

A Hopper is a small vial of hop oil that allows you to have freshly-hopped Beer and Cider at home for the first time. The Hopper can be used during the Brewing stage to add a burst of hops to your brew post-fermentation, maximising flavour and freshn

How does the Active Pour Tap work?

The new Active Pour Tap puts you in complete control of the beer you serve. It adapts to any pressure state inside the Pinter. All you need to do is pull the Tap Handle. Start by pulling the handle down slowly when your beer is freshly brewed, then p

Will the Pinter fit in my fridge?

Pinter 3 and Co-Pinter dimensions: 35 cm (L) × 23 cm (W) × 24 cm (H). Brewing takes place outside the fridge, but conditioning is a vital step - and must always be done with your Pinter in the fridge.To learn more about why conditioning matters and h

Why do I have to buy a Pinter Pack with a Pinter?

All purchases of a Pinter are required to include at least 1 Pinter Pack in the order. This allows us to ensure that customers have, at minimum, everything they need to get brewing from the get-go. This also provides flexibility, allowing for a varie

Can I use my own ingredients or products/devices?

We do not recommend using your own ingredients, cleaning products, or any third-party products or devices. Our Pinters and Pinter Packs are specifically designed to deliver the intended flavour profile. Only the components authorised by us are guaran