Beer straight from the kitchen counter
If you are of the mind to redecorate your kitchen, you may want to think twice about installing the usual boring old cabinets that are simply designed to just hold stuff. Get yourself one of those hanging pan racks, and free up your cupboard space for more important things, like beer-brewing equipment.
All kitchen counters should have this functionality.
(Credit: Nano Brewing Technologies)The NanoBrewMaster Home Brew Station takes the concept of an all-in-one appliance and brings it into another dimension. Sure, we have combination appliances that can poach an egg while making toast, but I don't see many kitchen items that incorporate the actual kitchen counter.
Housing a complete brewery inside of a 2-foot by 8-foot kitchen counter, the NanoBrewMaster is compact, mobile, and more exciting than your everyday kitchen cupboard. From sterilization on through to beer at the tap, the brewing of beer is handled automatically by the onboard computer system.
In addition to self-cleaning, the system also recognizes when to heat and when to cool, insuring that a cool, refreshing home brew is waiting for you at the other end of the tap. Two 7.5-gallon containers allow for up to 15 gallons of beer per brewing cycle. Experiment with one, and stay traditional with the other.
Not only due to the fact that this is an all-in-one system, this is definitely a beginner-friendly setup. At its heart this is an extract brewing system.
Avoiding the time-consuming steps of mashing and lautering, extract brewing is a traditional starting point for the home brewer. However, it looks like you will have to wait to jump in, as no pricing or availability is out yet.
(Via Gizmodo)
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by celticbrewer
January 2, 2009 10:45 AM PST
- It'd be nice to see more detailed specs and a price tag. It looks like it has a conical fermenter, which alone would be around $700. How is it heated and vented?
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(4 Comments)I've built 5 gallon to 55 gallon brew systems; and this- from the outside, looks pretty sweet if it's not a dream. The most notable part, it's "self-cleaning" would be a wonder to any brewer. I'd brew every week if I didn't have to clean the equipment and then keg it. This says "from sterilization on through to beer at the tap, the brewing of beer is handled automatically " which would be amazing if true, but I have my doubts.
And while I don't extract brew, only all-grain, I've judged many wonderful extract beers. They are not all "mediocre" and, at worse, are still better than the majority of the macro-swill that most people drink.