Beer lovers can make and drink their own unique beer with the new iGulu F1 fully automated home brewing system. The iGulu F1's brewing process uses automated technology to create high-quality craft beers and nonalcoholic drinks like kombucha.

The easy-to-use countertop appliance (13.5-by-14.5-by-20.5-inches), which iGulu states is as easy to use as making your morning coffee, has an eco-friendly design and smart interactive touch screen. It integrates fermentation, cooling and dispensing functions. Best of all, it's simple to use. The iGulu companion app controls the brewing with real-time monitoring, adjusts the fermentation and cooling and stores customized recipes.

It supports a wide range of ingredients and flavors to easily create and brew personalized beer recipes. iGulu beer brewing ingredient kits include Pale Ale, Bavarian Wheat and Amber Lager and a Stout option is listed as coming soon. The F1 specifications list the brewing capacity as one gallon, the average brew times of seven plus days, and the average cooling time of four hours. All can vary based on the brew type.

The iGulu F1 has three main functions. Fermentation supports beer, cider, wine, kombucha and more. Refrigeration Preservation allows for rapid cooling technology to preserve freshness for up to two weeks. Dispensing has a dual pneumatic gas engine and a specific tap handler for bar-tending-style beer dispensing.

Inside the F1 are advanced sensors that continuously monitor the brewing process and fermentation temperature within the range of 35 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit. This helps home brewers maintain a consistent brewing pressure, ensuring precise adjustments for quality and consistency. Beer freshness will last for up to 30 days with a CO2 gas cylinder tank. iGulu states the F1 has compatibility with most 3L-5L beer kegs, including Heineken.

The actual brewing is done in three easy steps: add ingredients from the brew kit with filtered water to the fermentation tank and select the beer style from the touch-screen menu. The third step is the best: pouring your homebrew into your favorite mug.

With a detachable design, cleaning and maintenance should be hassle-free. It's available in black, creamy white and mint green models for $699.99 and includes three brewing kits. Extra brewing kits start at $17.99. An iGulu F1 116 ounce Tritan Fermentation Keg is $59.99.

https://igulu.com

Morel Audio's new Biggie compact wireless speaker has big, room-filling dynamic sound and a compact minimalist design. It is available in a range of colors to add a personal touch to your listening space.

The 7-by-7-by-4.5-inch, 5.7-pound speaker has Bluetooth 5.3 for a 164-foot range. It produces distortion-free, clear and crisp sound coming from precision handcrafted drivers. They feature a two-way bass reflex system with a custom-made 4-inch woofer and a 1-inch soft dome tweeter for accurate, immersive sound. The Biggie has DSP technology and TWS pairing for two Biggie speakers (sold separately) to enable stereo sound.

Controls on board include a 3.5 mm auxiliary port, and the control panel has power, volume, Bluetooth pairing and TWS mode. Playtime will run for 20 hours before a 2-hour USB-C charge is needed for the 2,600 mAh lithium-ion battery. Fast charging for 20 minutes will give about four battery hours of playtime.

For the personal touch, the Biggie comes in nine colors: black, white, red, midnight blue, olive green, turquoise, sky blue, oak wood and golden glow. The portability comes from the size and a built-on leather-like handle, which Morel Audio refers to as animal friendly.

www.morelhifi.com. $299

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