Just like its more formal sibling, craft brewing, home brewing has exploded in popularity in the United States in recent years, and if startups have anything to say about it, the category should keep on growing.

Joining the Pico brewer on the crowdfunding circuit, the MiniBrew is another all-in-one countertop brewing system that makes brewing beer nearly as easy – though more time-consuming overall – as brewing coffee.

In November 2013, the American Home Brewers Association reported survey results that found there were an estimated 1.2 million brewers in the country, two-thirds of whom had started in or after 2005. In short, home brewing has experienced some serious growth.

The Dutch designers of the MiniBrew feel there’s room for even more growth, targeting an eager legion of potential home brewers put off only by the difficulty involved in setting up and operating traditional home brewing equipment. They position the MiniBrew as an all-in-one small-batch brew system that lets anyone pose as a seasoned brewer.

MiniBrew claims its brew system is the first in the home brewing market to combine and automate the brewing, cooling and fermentation with a single machine. The MiniBrew design relies on sensors and software to control brewing and spit out a 1.3-gal (5-L) mini-keg in as little as a week (not quite as quick as a coffeemaker, but coffee doesn’t need fermentation time).