Brewing

Nothing ruins a session like stale beer, but it’s a common problem. Now researchers from Jiangnan University have found a way to keep beer fresher for longer, by genetically engineering lager yeast to produce certain compounds that slow staleness.

According to Queen's University Belfast, EU breweries dispose of about 3.4 million tons of spent grain every year. That could be about to change, though, as scientists at the university have created a method of converting that waste into charcoal.

​PicoBrew has continued to build out its lineup of brewing machines, with the newly launched Pico MultiBrew the latest to join the family. The device makes brewing up a cup of Joe its priority, but will apparently be perfectly capable of serving up beer, tea, kombucha and other beverages, too.

​Countertop craft beer systems are not new, Seattle's PicoBrew has been offering devices of all shapes and sizes for a number of years. Now LG has decided to join the party with an automated machine called the HomeBrew, which will make its debut at CES 2019 in Las Vegas next month.​

The Ocean Cleanup barge is currently on its way to tackle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but it never hurts to find ways to reduce plastic before it gets into the sea. In that vein, Danish beermaker Carlsberg has announced the Snap Pack, a simple alternative to plastic six-pack rings.

​​The product lineup from Seattle’s PicroBrew has recently come to included a venture into drinks of the harder variety. It is now bringing even more beverages into the fold with the Pico U, a universal brewing appliance that can produce what could be described as healthier options.​

Home craft beer brewing appliances have made an expensive hobby a whole lot more accessible and PicoBrew is taking aim at all corners of the market. Billed as a first-of-its-kind, PicoStill promises a safe and easy way to distill other kinds of alcohol in the home.

​Home-brewing has seen large growth in the US over the last decade or so, and one startup to find success with this new legion of enthusiasts is PicoBrew. Today it has introduced a new home-brewing device that comes in cheaper than its predecessor, while still maintaining a focus on ease-of-use.​

For lots of homes, making a pot of joe is the most important part of every morning. But real snobs, or fans of a certain type of coffee, have always struggled to find the tools to brew the perfect cup at home. A team based out of New Mexico is hoping to change that with the PERK Brew.

A few years ago, Stanford professor Li Liu discovered a beer recipe, and now her students have brewed it for the first time. What’s the big deal? This recipe is over 5,000 years old, and represents the earliest direct evidence of beer-brewing in China. The results were reportedly mixed.

Homebrewing alcohol can be fun and cheap, but for what it saves in cash it can drain in time and effort. Alchema aims to simplify the process with the help of​ a user-friendly smart cider homebrewer and an app that provides clear instructions, recipes, and tips for creating your own concoctions.

Joining the Pico brewer on the crowdfunding circuit, the MiniBrew is another all-in-one countertop brewing system that makes brewing beer nearly as easy (though more time-consuming overall) as brewing coffee.