About this episode

This episode discusses how Pinter is revolutionizing homebrewing with new pathways for enthusiasts.

The vast majority of brewers we talk to for this podcast—and for the magazine—start out as homebrewers. And anyone who’s listened to more than a few episodes knows how common it is to hear about how an influential brewer’s journey started with a simple extract-based brewing kit. Making it easy for people to brew and enjoy beer at home is an important part of the craft-beer story—that’s where the story begins for so many—and that’s what this special episode produced in partnership with Pinter is about. Those old-school kits serve a purpose, but today there’s a better way to open the brewing door for the next generation of enthusiasts. That’s where Pinter comes in: The partnerships they’ve built allow fledgling homebrewers to make familiar recipes from breweries such as Lagunitas, Great Lakes, Chicago’s Hopewell, Adnams in England, and more, thus creating even more connections between drinking craft and making craft. Executive editor (and our resident homebrewer) Joe Stange hosts this episode. Joe received a unit and brewed a test batch of Pinter’s Lagunitas Sumpin’ Easy recipe on it to get a feel; he was impressed with the results. Through the episode, Joe, Pinter U.S. CEO Paul…

People in this episode

Host: Joe Stange

Guests: Paul Benner, Will Kirkham

Topics covered

• homebrewing
• craft beer
• brewing kits
• Pinter
• brewer partnerships
• customer experience

Keywords

• homebrewing
• craft beer
• brewing kits
• Pinter
• Lagunitas
• Great Lakes
• customer experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pinter, Lagunitas, Great Lakes, Chicago’s Hopewell, Adnams

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