My Brew doesn't taste rightUpdated a month 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 best describes 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.
Sweet/Syrupy
It sounds like your Fresh Beer hasn't fermented correctly if you've been left with Sweet Brew.
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 30 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.
-Mix the Fresh Press into the water first, and then add the Yeast afterwards and mix for a second time. This allows the yeast to be fully incorporated.
- 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 18oC for all Ales and Ciders, and 16oC 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.