If you’ve got some extra cash, these beer-minded companies are looking for help: Take a look at what’s available on crowdfunding sites.
PicoBrew’s Pico
What it is: Basically, a beer Keurig.
The details: Designed to brew a 5-liter batch of beer at home, the Pico (pictured above) is a a smaller, lighter version of PicoBrew’s successful Zymatic countertop homebrewing device. It uses prepackaged, ready-to-brew ingredient kits called “PicoPaks” (similar to Keurig’s K-Cups) with ready-made recipes for beers from more than 50 craft breweries including Rogue, Madtree, Dieu du Ciel, Tallgrass and High Water.
The campaign: PicoBrew plans to sell the device for $999 in the spring, but a limited-time pledge of $559 lands a Pico and one PicoPak during the Kickstarter campaign. It’s already garnered more than $900,000 in preorders through Kickstarter… CONTINUE READING AT DRAFT MAGAZINE
