brewing

Investors salivate over food tech companies perfecting precision fermentation

The technology is not "new," but what has industry followers so excited is the potential for better-quality, more-cost-effective proteins compared to animal-based counterparts.

Will Budweiser brew eggs and will Post cereal make meat?

Corporations are quickly waking up to the market potential of alternative proteins, with the nation’s biggest consumer brands continuing to make investments and create partnerships with startup

PicoBrew’s new machine does everything from kombucha to craft beer

Craft beer appliance maker PicoBrew is eyeing some bold new directions in drinkables. The company’s taken to Kickstarter with the Pico U, a new machine that’s capable of brewing up a pretty broad

A month with the Catalyst Fermentation System

I’ve been following the multiple “easy” brewing systems available online for a while now and have never found one that truly spoke to me. Devices like the Minibrew seem great but pri

Minibrew raises $2.8 million to help you make your own beer

The Minibrew is a little keg with a big brain. When we first met the company in 2015 they offered a whiff of high tech to the brewing process, adding a monitored brew vessel and mobile app to the age-

Whirlpool crowdfunds a beer maker

John Biggs Contributor Share on X John Biggs is a writer, consultant, programmer, former East Coast Editor and current contributing writer for TechCrunch. He writes mainly about technology, cryptocurr

Chemists create an app that can tell if your beer is skunked

John Biggs Contributor Share on X John Biggs is a writer, consultant, programmer, former East Coast Editor and current contributing writer for TechCrunch. He writes mainly about technology, cryptocurr

The MiniBrew Is Back And Ready To Make You Some Beer

When we last met MiniBrew, the team had been stopped at the US border with their mini beer brewing system and had to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt with a tri-fold poster board and not much else. Now t

A First: Surly Brewing Selling DIY, "Open Source" Beer

Surly Brewing Company in the Twin Cities is a small, popular brewhaus with some pretty exciting beers. Rather than distribute nationally, however, they’ve teamed up with NorthernBrewer to offer

CrunchDeals: 10% Off Megapots and V-Vessels

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/scaled.IMG_0626-620x930.jpg">Northern Brewer, my favorite brew shop, has 10% of their megapots for beer brewing or their excellent and am

What I Got For Valentine's Day: The V Vessel

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/scaled.IMG_0626-620x930.jpg">While you may be thinking, given my current reviews streak, that the V Vessel involves the genitals and/or a