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The company is set to debut its HomeBrew system at CES 2019. It's a capsule-based beer-making machine that relies on automation and fermentation algorithms, and is completely self-cleaning, so it's a seriously fuss-free way of brewing your own beer. Depending on the beer type (there are five: American IPA, American Pale Ale, English Stout, Witbier and Czech Pilsner), the system can produce up to five liters of beer in about two weeks -- you can check on its status at any time using the companion app for iOS and Android.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/11/lgs-homebrew-craft-beer-system-ces-2019/
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Snotnose on Thursday December 13 2018, @12:46AM (1 child)
The top 3 problems homebrewers face are 1) cleanliness; 2) cleanliness; and 3) cleanliness. If you've brewed you know I'm not joking here, it's amazing how many bad-tasting, fast growing bacteria hang out in your "clean" kitchen.
If you can handle the cleanliness issue then home brewing isn't much different than learning to make chili.
Why shouldn't we judge a book by it's cover? It's got the author, title, and a summary of what the book's about.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Immerman on Thursday December 13 2018, @01:12AM
Yep - haven't done it myself, but have a few friends that went professional. It seems like the "completely self-cleaning" feature would probably be the biggest boon, assuming it actually works. Assuming ingredients and yeast are kept separate, it shouldn't actually be too hard to sterilize everything, ingredients included, before the yeast is added.
I imagine it expects you to start from water and "syrups", but I would hope that it would allow you to make your own wort from scratch if you're so inclined. I mean, there's not exactly much craft to the beer if all you do is dump in an ingredient packet and maybe a few of your own additions and then drink it two weeks later. But if it lets you do the crafty part, while it handles all the touchy bio-reactor part... that might actually be pretty cool.