This kitchen gadget can automatically turn fruit into hard cider

Brewing hard cider at home can feel daunting — there are lots of ingredients, and the process can be hard to get just right.

A new app-connected appliance, called the Alchema, makes it easy. All you need to do is fill it with fruit, yeast, sugar, water, and wait about a week, co-founder Oscar Chang tells Business Insider. 

On July 26, the team behind the device launched a Kickstarter campaign, hoping to raise $80,000. In under a month, it has blown past that goal, raising over $243,000.

Backers can pre-order an Alchema for $299 (though it will later retail for $499), with an expected delivery date in August 2017.

Here's how it works.

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First, you choose a recipe from the app, which tells you the amount of each ingredient to use. Next, measure and chop the fruit, and then add it with the yeast, sugar, and water (which you buy separately) to the Alchema's plastic vase.

Alchema's app, which uses Bluetooth and WiFi, walks you through the entire process.

The machine ferments the beverage for you. Sensors inside the Alchema monitor the brew during the fermentation process, and adjust conditions based on temperature, alcohol content, and air pressure (since the yeast produces gas that can build up).

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