Once a recipe is picked on the app, the machine uses UV-C LED to sanitize the pitcher before the fermentation process begins. An Android compatible version will be available once the company raised $150,000, Chang said. First users must download the Alchema app compatible with any iPhone5 or iOS8 where they can choose a recipe that walks the user through the brewing process. Simplified brewingĪlchema aims to streamline the home brewing process into a few simple steps, the company said. “It’s more about finding people who also love our product,” Chang said. Working with three other members, Chang and Tung were able to bring the product to the Kickstarter where after its first day it had already raised one quarter of its $80,000 funding goal.īesides providing an interactive platform for Alchema, Chang says Kickstarter is an effective way to gage consumer interest. “We want to make home-brewing easy and fun for everyone to create and share over and over.”Ĭhang combined his background in electrical engineering with his business partner and fellow co-founder, Hanning Tung's, degree in microbrewing from Sheffield University in England to create the first prototype of Alchema. “Almost two million Americans have attempted to home brew, but it usually turns out disappointing in terms of flavor or complexity to use,” co-founder and CEO of Alchema Oscar Chang said. The process typically takes two weeks depending on the choice of fruit and custom settings. The Alchema homebrewer can turn any fruit, even pitted varieties like peaches and cherries, into craft cider with addition of few basic ingredients including sugar, water, and yeast.
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