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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/
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(Score: 2) by black6host on Thursday December 13 2018, @01:18AM (7 children)
I know, it's going to be something like the Keurig machines! Oh god, I wish I were joking. If anyone ever makes a self cleaning machine that lets me do it all AND makes more than 5 litres... Well, they've got my money! But a Keurig Beer Machine, nah. (I'd even forgive the 5 liters if the beer is good enough and cheap enough) I'll just buy more and have to tell my son that Dad took all the electrical outlets in the house to brew beer with so no place to charge his Switch, sorry! :)
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Thursday December 13 2018, @01:37AM (6 children)
The UK's guidelines basically say you shouldn't have more than 6 pints of beer a week. This can make about 10 every 2 weeks. Add a partner or friends into the equation, and you'll be lacking volume. But maybe this amount is reasonable for occasional drinkers.
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(Score: 2) by black6host on Thursday December 13 2018, @02:15AM (5 children)
Well, from what I know, pints are 20 ounces in the UK, at least they were in the British puts I've been to in the US. Many of these were favored by British expats so I have to trust they'd know. Anyway, 6 pints a week = 120 ounces , or 240 ounces every 2 weeks. 240 ounces ~ 7 liters. So, you could drink the output of this machine and stay under daily recommended guidelines! Simply might not do for some though :)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 13 2018, @03:28AM (1 child)
Don't know about the craft beers, but pommy beer is generally a bit stronger than cheap american piss. Some of theirs go up to 8 or 10% alcohol.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 13 2018, @06:26AM
There's lots of very good American beers. But be careful when comparing alcohol percentages. Most beer in the US is marked measuring alcohol by weight (ABW); in much of the rest of the world beer is marked muasuring alcohol by volume (ABV). ABV numbers are higher than ABW by about 25% for a given amount of alcohol in beer, which leaves many people (erroneously) believing that American beers have less alcohol than beer found elsewhere.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Whoever on Thursday December 13 2018, @04:41AM (2 children)
That's true, but that's 20 Imperial Fluid Ounces, which are smaller than US Fluid Ounces. Really!
(Score: 2) by AthanasiusKircher on Friday December 14 2018, @01:03AM (1 child)
Yes, but not by much. An imperial fluid ounce of water weighs exactly one avoirdupois ounce. The imperial fluid ounce is thus based on an ounce of water.
The U.S. fluid ounce is instead defined in terms of weight of wine, namely 1/128th of an old wine gallon unit.
Since wine is less dense than water, and a fluid ounce is a unit of volume, a U.S. fluid ounce of water weighs more than one avoirdupois ounce.
But the density of water and wine aren't that much different. An imperial pint of water (20 fl. ounces) weighs 1.25 pounds, while a U.S. fluid pint of water (16 fl. ounces) weighs about 1.044 pounds. The U.S. fluid ounce is larger, but nowhere near enough to make up for the extra 4 ounces in the imperial pint.
(Score: 2) by Whoever on Friday December 14 2018, @06:34AM
I did not intend to suggest that an Imperial pint is the same as a US pint. However, the ratio is closer to 6/5 instead of the 5/4 that the 20 vs. 16 fluid oz would imply.
I have both US and Imperial measuring jugs in my kitchen. Match the jug to the source of the recipe.