My Brew doesn’t taste rightUpdated 2 days ago
We're sorry to hear that your Brew hasn't turned out as expected. The reason for this depends on how it tastes.
Please click below on the description that most fits how your Brew tasted:
Acidic, Smoky, Soapy, Eggy, Vinegary, like Disinfectant or Sour
Synthetic after Hopping
A synthetic taste is a sign that the beer needs more conditioning, after adding the hop oil. It will mellow out after about 3 days but if it is a particularly "hoppy" style, it may need a day or two more.
Acidic, Smoky, Soapy, Eggy, Vinegary, like Disinfectant or Sour
It sounds like your Fresh Press may have become contaminated.
This most likely happened during the Brewing stage.
We would ask that you don't continue to drink the Brew, and we highly recommend carrying out a Deep Purification of your Pinter.
To do this, simply follow the purification instructions, but leave the purifier in the Pinter for an extended time of 10 minutes rather than 10 seconds. Allow some of the purified water to drain from the back of the Pinter through the Carbonation Dial, and Hopping Inlet and allow as much of the purified water to drain through the tap as possible.
We would be happy to get a replacement Pinter Pack sent out for you, so please get in touch with our Customer Care Team with your order number and which Fresh Press you were using, and we'll get you Fresh Brewing again in no time.
Yeasty or Watery
It sounds like your Fresh Beer hasn't fermented correctly if you've been left with yeasty or watery beer.
The reasons for this could be either that it wasn't brewed at a high enough temperature for the yeast to activate, or that the Fresh Press, water and Brewing Yeast weren't mixed thoroughly enough before the Brewing phase.
For your next Brew, we recommend the following steps:
- Ensure that you're shaking your Pinter 3 times for 60 seconds taking a 30-second break in between each shake when mixing the Press with the water and yeast. Alternatively, you could stir it with a sterilised spoon to ensure it is fully incorporated. (Please note: If not fully sterilised this may contaminate your brew)
- If you've kept your Pinter Pack in the fridge before using, make sure to leave it out to get to room temperature for at least an hour before brewing. To be extra sure, you can pop your Fresh Press in a bowl of warm to hot water for 15 minutes before using it, and this should give it a boost to help it get to the right temperature.
- Make sure that the water you're using to mix with is warm in order to ensure the brew reaches and stays at the correct temperature whilst brewing.
- Ensure your Pinter is kept at the optimal temperatures during the Brewing stage. These are 64oF for all Ales and Hard Ciders, and 60oF for all Pilsners and Lagers.
- If the room isn't at ideal temperatures we would suggest following the extended brewing times. This will help the yeast to fully ferment the beer.
Something else
If some other strange taste has set into your Brew, it's one we haven't heard of before! We'd really like to get to the bottom of this though, so please do get in touch with our Customer Care Team with the following details in order for us to get this sorted out for you as quickly as possible.
Please include:
1. Your order number
2. Which Fresh Press you were Brewing
3. How long you Brewed and Conditioned for
4. What temperature you Brewed and Conditioned for
5. How many Brews you've done previously
6. What taste did you experience? Please be as descriptive as possible!