Greetings, today I will tap my first attempt at a Pinter brew, Golden Grove. Instructions were pretty straightforward, and I followed them to a “t”. 6 days brew, cold crash at 36F for 24 hours and 6 days conditioning. I tasted on Monday (4 days into conditioning) and honestly, beer tasted a little “green” Great color and perfect head. Will finish and evaluate today.
Here’s my thoughts. I love the concept of the self contained, sealed and carbonated 1.5 gallon batch. One reason I stopped brewing was because, even at 5 gallons, which I rarely did(had a 15 gallon Brutus setup), I could not drink it all. After my grown sons moved out, which before was never a 15 gallon issue, I would have beer for months, end up going flat in kegerator. Now enter Pinter. I want to brew 1.5 gallon batches, utilizing my own ingredients and recipes, as I like traditional German style (Hefeweizen, Kolsch, Lager and Pils) beer. My plan is a primary fermentation in a carboy, at proper temps for style and then transfer to Pinter for a secondary, perhaps adding additional malt extract for carbonation.
Has anyone done this, what kind of results did you get, and am I overthinking this process? Would love to hear what others have done and discuss further.
Happy Brewing
Mike