Tag: Beverage

Thanks to tequila, sustainable cutlery is a reality. Beer has already inspired researchers to develop alternatives to animal feed. Lately, a London-based startup has been working with brewers to develop a leather alternative using the spent grain from the brewing process. A combination of plant proteins and fibres and non-toxic chemicals creates a dark, biodegradable material with similar properties...

We’ve seen seaweed make lemonade, and AI harnessed in the quest for the perfect beer. Now a San Francisco-based startup is looking to pull pints from treated wastewater. Buildings use only 14% of drinkable water, but generally don’t re-use it. The team used the recycled greywater - water with no faecal contamination - from a high-rise apartment building. The...

Paper made from banana plants protect potatoes from pathogens. An important development for a Swedish design studio, which has produced a curved juice bottle made from a potato starch-based material. It dissolves in water after use and can also be eaten or composted. Thanks to a double-sided, biodegradable coating, the bottle can withstand liquid contents. Once empty, the material...

Around half a billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide each year, some of them in edible vessels. Now a Swiss firm is ensuring coffee-lovers produce even less waste in search of their caffeine hit. Their product: coffee 'balls' encased in sustainable packaging. Instead of an aluminium capsule, the coffee and its aroma are contained in a flavourless, seaweed-based...

Artificial intelligence has helped create new kinds of beer. The brewing process could be more sustainable. Now, a Dutch startup has developed a blue drink that won’t make you feel blue the morning after. The new lemonade is made from Spirulina, an algae that is rich in Vitamins C and B2, as well as calcium, iron, magnesium and chlorophyll....

Some new things literally come out of thin air. For others, it’s a question of tweaking an existing recipe. Now two Australian students have hit upon a novel method of making beer and developed an AI as part of their internship. First, the pair created a database with some 260,000 craft beer recipes. Next step was to teach the...

Who invented it? The Swiss, of course. Say hello to ‘Brauer AI’ (pronounced Brauerei – Brewery), an artificial intelligence devoted to helping its inventor discover new and refreshing types of beer. Tarzan to the jungle of beer recipes out there, it analyzes around 157.000 data sets. One output includes a citrus-based IPA that makes its rivals pale in comparison.