Your own home-brew beer 'tap'!

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LG launches device that uses Keurig-style pods to make IPAs, pale ales and malt beverages 'with little more than the push of a button'. LG's new beer-making machine is targeted at brew enthusiasts, but don't expect it to serve you up a glass in an instant. The South Korean tech giant took the wraps off the device, called the HomeBrew, onstage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. With HomeBrew, users can brew up a batch of five different types of craft beers, including IPAs, pilsners, stouts, witbiers and pale ales, just by pressing a few buttons. The system isn't all that unlike a Keurig; to brew beer, you simply insert a capsule that contains malt, yeast, hops oil, and flavouring. But, don't expect to grab a glass right away, because users have to wait up to two weeks before it's ready to drink. "HomeBrew produces the drink you love with a single touch of a button and none of the hassle," LG's senior vice president of marketing, David Vanderwaal, said on tage. "It's meant to be placed in the kitchen and is about equal in size to a full-size espresso machine."