Beer guys

[Neutral Corner]

Pico poised to do for beer what Keurig did for coffee

I wonder if this will actually produce good samples of various brews or be an utter boondoggle.

 

[User 1019]

Unless it allows users to control temperature and fermentation times based on gravity, it will be ****.

 

[cjericho]

Pico gets a hairpiece, now he is a beer maker.

 

[spikechiquet]

This is one of those things for guys that home brew and have money to blow. I would never (be allowed to) spend that much (cause my wife would kill me).

 

[Buck]

Somebody else unveiled something similar about two years ago.

I love beer, but I don't get the appeal of this.

People who are interested in brewing their own beer do it because they enjoy.

Some of us try it and decide it's more work than fun. Granted, I brewed a few batches back in 1989, but even now it seems like too much work.

I get to try a lot of different beers. I've got no interest in making it at home, even in a simpler process, and the people who like to brew their own wouldn't be interested in this.

Rather than a Keurig, this seems to me to be more like a SodaStream. I just do not understand the appeal.

 

[playthrough]

My company paid for an afternoon at a local brewpub a few weeks ago, including free beers and tours with the brewmaster.

First thing brewmaster says on tour: "Any homemade beer makers here?" No hands went up. "Good. They ask the dumbest questions."

As for Keurig, I've been reading a book called "Caffeinated" about caffeine consumption worldwide and how it's consumed. One chapter was all about Green Mountain Coffee Co. and how it invented Keurig. According to the book, if you had invested $1,000 when the company went public 30-odd years ago, you'd have $20 million today.

 

[justgladtobehere]

Green Mountain didn't invent Keurig. Three guys started the thing and gradually sold out to Green Mountain. The man responsible for the idea and early versions of the product ended up selling his stake for $50,000 about a decade before the machines became widely popular.

 

[spikechiquet]

My company paid for an afternoon at a local brewpub a few weeks ago, including free beers and tours with the brewmaster.

First thing brewmaster says on tour: "Any homemade beer makers here?" No hands went up. "Good. They ask the dumbest questions."

As for Keurig, I've been reading a book called "Caffeinated" about caffeine consumption worldwide and how it's consumed. One chapter was all about Green Mountain Coffee Co. and how it invented Keurig. According to the book, if you had invested $1,000 when the company went public 30-odd years ago, you'd have $20 million today.

Seems pretty ****ty by the brewmaster to say that since he was probably one of those "dumb question asking" homebrewers once.

 

[cjericho]

Somebody else unveiled something similar about two years ago.

I love beer, but I don't get the appeal of this.

People who are interested in brewing their own beer do it because they enjoy.

Some of us try it and decide it's more work than fun. Granted, I brewed a few batches back in 1989, but even now it seems like too much work.

I get to try a lot of different beers. I've got no interest in making it at home, even in a simpler process, and the people who like to brew their own wouldn't be interested in this.

Rather than a Keurig, this seems to me to be more like a SodaStream. I just do not understand the appeal.

Think because Keurig is more successful they hope to be that, but would think SodaStream is a more likely comparison.

 

[justgladtobehere]

What do you mean by "more likely comparison"?

 

[cjericho]

What do you mean by "more likely comparison"?

Well soda stream involves a little mixing. Keurig is just dropping a cup in the slot and pressing the button. Has anyone bought the Pico yet?