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Alhamander
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As if this forum couldn't get any better, just before Christmas I discover a beer thread...
Essexsussex
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Just kegged my Christmas ipa two days ago. Dry hopped with 40g citra / 30 litres.
It’s really good. Gratuitous photo to follow.
It’s really good. Gratuitous photo to follow.
Alhamander
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So I have now just read all 21 pages of posts in this thread. I've in fact made a few of the beers mentioned, but all "easy-brew kit" rather than grain/wort/etc.
What drives me up the wall is cleaning the bottles. Now in winter, leaving the beer in my plastic keg is fine(ish) as it's in the shed so keeps cool...but not in summer. From someone in this thread I found out about the Pinter system - have to admit I am tempted, though the beer will be very expensive (considering my usual homebrew is cheap).
Anyone tried the Pinter and have opinions? I am thinking about getting a secondary system (already have the 40 pint barrel etc.) which would be fast & easy & HARDLY ANY CLEANING.
Thought it might be a nice additional thing to have...did I mention I hate cleaning...
What drives me up the wall is cleaning the bottles. Now in winter, leaving the beer in my plastic keg is fine(ish) as it's in the shed so keeps cool...but not in summer. From someone in this thread I found out about the Pinter system - have to admit I am tempted, though the beer will be very expensive (considering my usual homebrew is cheap).
Anyone tried the Pinter and have opinions? I am thinking about getting a secondary system (already have the 40 pint barrel etc.) which would be fast & easy & HARDLY ANY CLEANING.
Thought it might be a nice additional thing to have...did I mention I hate cleaning...
Morkai
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Rinsing the bottles as soon after use as you can makes it easier. So does a bottle brush on a drill to clean yeast off the inside.
Alhamander
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Oh I do...it's just the slog of cleaning 40 bottles that drives me (and not only me as I use the bath to do it
...) up the wall...
Morkai
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Oh I do...it's just the slog of cleaning 40 bottles that drives me (and not only me as I use the bath to do it
Yeah, good point.
Essexsussex
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Buy yourself a couple of corney kegs and a co2 bottle.Oh I do...it's just the slog of cleaning 40 bottles that drives me (and not only me as I use the bath to do it
A gas ring, 40l pan (or old burco) and a brew in a bag, bag.
Done.
I’ve not used a Pinter, but know a few who have.
Every single one got 2-3 rounds out of it and then encountered problems. Leaks, cracks, various failures.
It seems like a good idea let down by some bugs in the design and problems with manufacturing quality.
Essexsussex
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Honestly these lads will save you time and last forever. You can usually find a keg for £40, you’ll need a regulator for a co2 bottle, then some John guest connections and pipes.
This is my mobile party kit but I also made a kegerator that takes two kegs so I can have lager/pale ale and cider on at once, cold.
You don’t always need the gas bottle attached, you can higher pressurise and get most of a keg dispensed with it disconnected if you want to leave the bottle in the shed. You will see below that the gas isn’t connected.
You can also force carb, which is a really handy add on and means you can make decent lager, and can back sweeten cider and still have it sparkling. I can keg ipa after 8/10 days fermenting, ten minutes putting it in the keg and be drinking it ten minutes after that. And it lasts for a lot longer under co2 in a can.
IMHO anything for brewing made out of plastic is a temporary measure, and often does fine, but as mungo says for expensive kit when it doesn’t last that’s a pain.
This is my mobile party kit but I also made a kegerator that takes two kegs so I can have lager/pale ale and cider on at once, cold.
You don’t always need the gas bottle attached, you can higher pressurise and get most of a keg dispensed with it disconnected if you want to leave the bottle in the shed. You will see below that the gas isn’t connected.
You can also force carb, which is a really handy add on and means you can make decent lager, and can back sweeten cider and still have it sparkling. I can keg ipa after 8/10 days fermenting, ten minutes putting it in the keg and be drinking it ten minutes after that. And it lasts for a lot longer under co2 in a can.
IMHO anything for brewing made out of plastic is a temporary measure, and often does fine, but as mungo says for expensive kit when it doesn’t last that’s a pain.
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Alhamander
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Ah-ha indeed, this was just the type of info I was looking for, many thanks! I did think "Hmm plastic..." but the system looked good. However, you can't beat stainless steel... Thanks again.
Alhamander
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Many thanks for this info. Is it possible to (kind of how the Pinter seems to be) ferment and then store/dispense in/from the same keg...? So e.g. wort into the keg, ferment and then eventually pour from the same keg? Or is that wishful thinking...!
Essexsussex
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I’ve never really thought about it. They don’t have a way of air locking so probably not. You can use a stainless fermenter or your usual plastic one though. It’s not a big job having gone through all the mashing etc to siphon into the other, although more kit = more space.
Essexsussex
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