CES 2019: And the award goes to LG for its home-use craft beer maker

Just insert a set of single-use capsules containing all the ingredients and press a button. The whole procedure -- fermentation, carbonation, aging and even cleaning -- will happen on its own

Many will mistake it for an espresso machine but it’s so much more, let’s say, desirable. Already the winner of CES 2019 Innovation Award, LG’s HomeBrew is your personal craft beer maker for home. It uses capsule-based inputs and optimised fermentation algorithms (all coded in) to churn out a tasty batch of beer every time.

All you need to do is put in a set of single-use capsules that contain malt, yeast, hop oil and flavouring, and press a button. The whole procedure -- fermentation, carbonation, aging and even cleaning -- will happen on its own. The machine is optimised to