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Producing luxury goods with sustainability in mind, the Chopard approach
With sustainability becoming more important we look at what companies are doing to help.
by Jess Young
"Sustainability has grown beyond a level of mere awareness", according to Antonio Achille, a partner in charge of the luxury industry worldwide at consultancy firm McKinsey & Company (source: Fashion Network). He continues that "in the years to come, labels which will not take (environmentally and socially acceptable behaviour and governance criteria) into account won't simply lose market share, they will be driven out of the market itself".
Currently, just 20% of the market invests in sustainable development. That figure is expected to rise to 85% within 10 years, according to Marie-Claire Daveu, chief sustainability officer and head of international institutional affairs for Kering.
This fundamental shift in consumer attitudes has not been lost on Caroline Scheufele, co-president of the Swiss watch and jewellery maker Chopard, as she told the Financial Times that "once you become aware of the issues (that consumers care about), you cannot turn back."
But how can a company producing luxury items – items which reflect more "want" than "need", items which are personal and selfish to the core rather than driven by societal requirements – be sustainable when the focus is on the deliver of excess? How can the restraints and ethics embodied by sustainability find a natural fit in products designed to cater to individual pleasure, passion, and self-indulgence?
According to Scheufele, these paradoxes were not lost on her when her company began its own voyage of self-discovery on the impact its activities had on the world – a project she calls Chopard's "Journey To Sustainable Luxury".
Chopard's journey
Chopard's "Journey To Sustainable Luxury" began back in 2012 when Livia Firth, founder of the Green Carpet Challenge and Eco-Age, asked Scheufele where the gold the company used in its jewellery and its watches came from and whether the gold was mined with sustainability in mind.
While Scheufele and the company long had a focus on sustainability of the quality of its manufacturing process and the training of its staff, she found she could not answer Firth's question in a way that satisfied herself and, aware of the growing consumer demands on companies to be responsible corporate citizens, she offered Firth the opportunity to partner with the company.
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Scheufele and Firth threw themselves into the project. Chopard defines sustainable or "ethical gold" as gold sourced from small-scale or artisanal mines which are part of the "Fairmined" or "FairTrade" programs overseen by the Swiss Better Gold Association or via the "Chain of Custody" certification run by the Responsible Jewellery Council.
Scheufele wanted Chopard to assume further responsibility so it teams up with the Alliance for Responsible Mining to recruit more mines to join the Fairmined program. This produced an additional benefit in greatly increasing the quantity of gold sourced sustainably meaning that, from 2018, the company was able to make a commitment to use 100% sustainable gold in all of its manufacturing processes. The gold it buys from miners is then forged in its own in-house foundry – a facility unique to Chopard in the industry which also allows it to recycle its own gold.
The gold it buys through the Fairmined program costs it more than the price paid bycompetitors which have not yet made the commitment to sustainability. Miners use the extra income they receive to improve environmental outcomes, to invest in the latest efficient machinery, to avoid the use of toxic chemicals in extraction, and to better pay its staff.
Scheufele's passionate advocacy of sustainability has led to further advances within the Chopard business. It has now committed to only buying diamonds and gemstones through suppliers who comply with a rigorous set of guidelines on environmental, employment, and human rights factors.
The company also joined the Responsible Jewellery Council whose membership numbers have grown from 14 in 2005 to over 1,100 today. Scheufele and Firth also have pledged that the company will meet the 17 goals set out in the "Global Goals for Sustainable Development" program originated by the United Nations.
The wider sustainability movement
Although Chopard were not the first company to take this step, they are arguably the largest to have made the commitments that they have made. The company is privately run but they are estimated to turn over US$845m per annum across the world (source: Owler). Their sustainability program continues to develop and they continue to invest millions of dollars every year in meeting and exceeding their own ambitious goals.
Tiffany and Co now also offer consumers a guarantee that they can trace all of the gold it uses to their origins and French jewellery giant Carter is making impressive progress towards that goal. Smaller companies like Anna Loucah are investing time, money, and energy into sustainability indicating that this trend, still early in its cycle, will become the norm within 10-15 years.
It's not just the luxury jewellery and watch sectors that see the business case for investing in sustainability. The fashion industry now has its own "Charter for Climate Action" with Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Burberry, H&M, and Puma signed up as participants. The fur-free movement, which enjoyed its greatest public aware in the 1980s, continues to make progress – London's Fashion Week 2018 did not feature any clothing made from fur.
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Jess is a writer at the UK's largest independent press agency SWNS. She runs women's real-life magazine Real-Fix.com, as well as contributing articles and features to all of the major titles and digital publications.
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Amwell® Announces Results for Third Quarter 2021
Revenue of $62.2 million in the third quarter
Gross margins of 43% of revenue compared to 33% last year
Total visits of 1.4 million
Total active providers of approximately 80,000 at the end of the third quarter versus 71,000 last quarter and 62,000 last year
Converge platform development and implementation on track
BOSTON, November 10, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amwell® (NYSE: AMWL) (the "Company"), a national telehealth leader, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.
"In the third quarter, we were pleased to see further acceleration of user adoption and use case expansion on the Amwell platform. This was demonstrated by strong growth in active providers and recurring consumer visits. The transition to Converge is moving forward well. The addition of Conversa® Health and SilverCloud® Health further enhances our differentiation as a single, digital care delivery platform designed to serve the full care spectrum across physical, virtual and automated modalities. We were thrilled to see so many existing and new clients and partners already commit to Converge as their long-term platform," said Dr. Ido Schoenberg, Chairman and CEO.
Dr. Schoenberg continued, "Together with our clients and partners, we can now offer consumers a highly intuitive, fully integrated, cohesive healthcare experience. It features a hybrid combination of digital first capabilities with strong ties to traditional and trusted care pathways. Finally, it is apparent that our ability to contain and embed a whole spectrum of third party innovative apps, modules and programs will further solidify Amwell as a dependable, future ready choice for providers, payers and innovators."
Third quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:
All comparisons, unless otherwise noted, are to the three months ended September 30, 2020.
Total Revenue was $62.2 million, compared to $62.6 million
Subscription revenue was $26.7 million, compared to $25.8 million
Visit revenue was $30.0 million, compared to $28.5 million
Gross margin was 43.5%, compared to 32.7%
Net loss was ($50.9) million, compared to ($64.6) million
Adjusted EBITDA was ($31.5) million, compared to ($26.2) million
Total active providers were ~80,000, compared to ~71,000 last quarter
The addition of all 9,000 new active providers came from clients adding their own providers to the Amwell platform
Total visits were ~1.4 million, compared to ~1.3 million last quarter
For 2021, the Company is narrowing and adjusting their previous visits outlook as a direct result of the impact of the COVID-Delta variant and now expects:
Revenue between $246 and $253 million from the previous range of $252 to $262 million
Mainly to account for decreases in visit volume and shifts in visit-type mix toward urgent care versus specialty due to the COVID-Delta variant
AMG visit volume to end the year at the lower quartile of the range of 1.4 and 1.5 million
Adjusted EBITDA between ($143) and ($136) million from the previous range of ($154) and ($146) million
Acknowledges gross margin expansion due to visit mix shift more toward high margin urgent care as well as overall operational efficiencies
Quarterly Conference Call Details
The company will host a conference call to review the results today, Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. E.T. to discuss its financial results. The call can be accessed via a line audio webcast at https://investors.amwell.com or by dialing 1-888-510-2008 for U.S. participants, or 1-646-960-0306 for international participants, referencing conference ID #7830032. A replay of the call will be available via webcast for on-demand listening shortly after the completion of the call, at the same web link, and will remain available for approximately 90 days.
About Amwell
Amwell is a leading telehealth platform in the United States and globally, connecting and enabling providers, insurers, patients, and innovators to deliver greater access to more affordable, higher quality care. Amwell believes that digital care delivery will transform healthcare. The Company offers a single, comprehensive platform to support all telehealth needs from urgent to acute and post-acute care, as well as chronic care management and healthy living. With over a decade of experience, Amwell powers telehealth solutions for over 2,000 hospitals and 55 health plan partners with over 36,000 employers, covering over 80 million lives. For more information, please visit https://business.amwell.com/.
American Well, Amwell, Converge, Conversa, SilverCloud and Carepoint are registered trademarks or trademarks of American Well Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
This press release contains forward-looking statements about us and our industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties and are based on our beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including statements regarding our future results of operations, financial condition, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," or "would," or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements represent our beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this release. These statements, and related risks, uncertainties, factors and assumptions, include, but are not limited to: weak growth and increased volatility in the telehealth market; inability to adapt to rapid technological changes; increased competition from existing and potential new participants in the healthcare industry; changes in healthcare laws, regulations or trends and our ability to operate in the heavily regulated healthcare industry; our ability to comply with federal and state privacy regulations; the significant liability that could result from a cybersecurity breach; and other factors described under 'Risk Factors' in our most recent form 10-K filed with the SEC. These risks are not exhaustive. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Further information on factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements is included in the reports we have filed or will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings, when available, are available on the investor relations section of our website at investors.amwell.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Restricted cash
Accounts receivable ($497 and $12,053, from related parties and net of allowances of $1,497 and $1,556, respectively)
Deferred contract acquisition costs
Intangible assets, net
Operating lease right-of-use asset
Deferred contract acquisition costs, net of current portion
Investment in minority owned joint venture
Contingent consideration liabilities
Operating lease liability, current
Deferred revenue ($683 and $14,421 from related parties, respectively)
Other long-term liabilities
Contingent consideration liabilities, net of current portion
Operating lease liability, net of current portion
Deferred revenue, net of current portion ($26 and $486 from related
parties, respectively)
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and as of December 31, 2020
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000,000 Class A shares authorized, 227,158,943 and 201,488,097 shares issued, and 227,158,943 and 200,751,168 shares outstanding, respectively; 100,000,000 Class B shares authorized, 26,650,761 and 30,427,128 shares issued, and 26,650,761 and 29,297,382 shares outstanding, respectively; 200,000,000 Class C shares authorized 5,555,555 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020
Treasury stock, no shares and 1,866,675 shares as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
(762,441
Total American Well Corporation stockholders' equity
Non-controlling interest
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
($698, $15,912, $11,005 and $29,160 from related parties, respectively)
Costs and operating expenses:
Costs of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets
Depreciation and amortization expense
Total costs and operating expenses
Interest income and other (expense) income, net
Loss before expense from income taxes and loss from equity method investment
Benefit (Expense) from income taxes
Loss from equity method investment
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
Net loss attributable to American Well Corporation
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments
Foreign currency translation
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest
Comprehensive loss attributable to American Well Corporation
Provisions for doubtful accounts
Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs
Amortization of deferred contract fulfillment costs
Accretion of contingent consideration
Noncash compensation
Loss on equity method investment
Deferred income taxes
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
Purchases of property and equipment
Investment in less than majority owned joint venture
Purchases of investments
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments
Acquisitions of business, net of cash acquired
Proceeds from issuance of Series C convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan
Payments for the purchase of treasury stock
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in initial public offering, net of underwriting costs and commissions
Proceeds from issuance of common stock to Google
Payment of deferred offering costs
Effect of exchange rates changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period:
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Additions to property and equipment included in accrued expenses and accounts payable
Initial public offering and Google common stock offering costs in accrued expenses
Treasury stock costs in accrued expenses
Receivable related to exercise of common stock options
Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
To supplement our financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, of US GAAP, we use adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-U.S GAAP financial measure to clarify and enhance an understanding of past performance. We believe that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA enhances an investor's understanding of our financial performance. We further believe that adjusted EBITDA is a useful financial metrics to assess our operating performance from period-to-period by excluding certain items that we believe are not representative of our core business. We use certain financial measures for business planning purposes and in measuring our performance relative to that of our competitors. We utilize adjusted EBITDA as the primary measure of our performance.
We calculate adjusted EBITDA as net loss adjusted to exclude (i) interest income and other income, net, (ii) tax benefit and expense, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) stock-based compensation expense, (v) public offering expenses, (vi) acquisition-related income and expenses, (vii) litigation expenses related to the defense of our patents in the patent infringement claim filed by Teladoc and (viii) other items affecting our results that we do not view as representative of our ongoing operations, including direct and incremental expenses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
We believe adjusted EBITDA is a commonly used by investors to evaluate our performance and that of our competitors. However, our use of the term adjusted EBITDA may vary from that of others in our industry. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net loss before taxes, net loss, loss per share or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP as measures of performance.
Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of the limitations of adjusted EBITDA include (i) adjusted EBITDA does not properly reflect capital commitments to be paid in the future, and (ii) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the underlying assets may need to be replaced and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect these capital expenditures. Our IPO and acquisition-related expenses, including legal, accounting and other professional expenses, reflect cash expenditures and we expect such expenditures for acquisitions to recur from time to time. Our adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate adjusted EBITDA in the same manner as we calculate the measure, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
In evaluating adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we will incur expenses similar to the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these expenses or any unusual or non-recurring items. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to loss before benefit from income taxes, net loss, earnings per share, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. When evaluating our performance, you should consider adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures, including our net loss and other GAAP results.
Other than with respect to GAAP Revenue, the Company only provides guidance on a non-GAAP basis. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) to GAAP net income (loss), due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation because other deductions (such as COVID expenses and acquisition related expenses) used to calculate projected net income (loss) vary dramatically based on actual events, the Company is not able to forecast on a GAAP basis with reasonable certainty all deductions needed in order to provide a GAAP calculation of projected net income (loss) at this time. The amount of these deductions may be material and, therefore, could result in projected GAAP net income (loss) being materially less than projected Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP).
The following table presents a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA from the most comparable GAAP measure, net loss, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
Public offering expenses(2)
Acquisition-related expense (income)
COVID-19-related expenses(1)
Litigation expense
COVID-19-related expenses include non-recurring provider bonus payments, emergency hosting licensing fees and non-medical provider temporary labor costs related to on-boarding non-AMG providers incurred in response to the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 virus as Amwell attempted to scale quickly to meet unusually high patient and non-AMG provider demand.
Public offering expenses include non-recurring expenses incurred in relation to our initial public offering for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and our secondary offering for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
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press@amwell.com
Asher Dewhurst
investors@amwell.com
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Senator Shares Story Of Wife's Abortion To Underline Stakes Of Supreme Court Nomination For Women's Health
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Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) shared in an Elle interview Monday that his wife had an abortion in the late 1980s after doctors warned she was at risk of losing her uterus and possibly dying, saying he came forward because of what is at stake with the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) at a hearing in March 2018.
Heidi Peters was four months pregnant when her water broke, leaving the fetus without the amniotic fluid necessary to survive, and a doctor told the couple to go home to wait for her to miscarry.
It didn't happen and when they went to the hospital the next day, the doctor recommended an abortion because the fetus would not be able to survive, despite having a faint heartbeat, however they were unable to have the procedure at the hospital because it was banned there.
The next day, the doctor told her she could lose her uterus in hours if she was unable to have an abortion and could die if she became septic from a uterine infection and asked the hospital board to make an exception to the policy — the request was denied.
Heidi was able to get an emergency abortion at another hospital.
Peters said he chose to come forward now because, if confirmed, Barrett could make a decision that would have "major ramifications for reproductive health for women for decades to come," referring to the threat she could vote to overturn or curtail the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion.
Peters is the first sitting senator to share a personal experience with abortion, according to Elle.
Crucial Quote
"It's important for folks to understand that these things happen to folks every day," Peters told Elle. "I've always considered myself pro-choice and believe women should be able to make these decisions themselves, but when you live it in real life, you realize the significant impact it can have on a family."
Surprising Fact
Barrett signed her name onto a newspaper ad in 2006 that called for "an end to the barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade."
Further Background
Peters is up for reelection in November against Republican candidate John James, who supports overturning Roe v. Wade and has reportedly referred to abortion as "genocide." James has said he opposes abortion in nearly all cases, including rape and incest.
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PICTURE by Cemaes Bay FC.
ONE of the most well-respected goal-scorers on the island by now, it was great to see Whittaker back in the Anglesey League in 2019/20.
The forward is held in high regard for what he's achieved at Cemaes Bay over the years and a return last season only made his place in the clubs history books even more certain.
'Tyco' helped lead Cemaes Bay to the AL title during the league's last year in its current form, as they narrowly beat Mountain Rangers to the trophy on Pointes Per Game (PPG).
The forward, who returned to School Lane from Welsh Alliance side Bodedern Athletic alongside a number of other former Bay players in the summer of 2019, showed his experience in front of goal as he netted 27 in the league and 12 in cups to give himself a total tally of 39 goals. Not bad at all especially when considering he missed a few games through a back injury.
His contribution was key to his side during the season and he has re-committed to Darren Thomas' side ahead of any potential league restart for 2020/21 too which is great news for the club.
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On March 22, 2017, Kay Hill, EA and Angela Radic, EA testified before the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee in favor of Governor Kasich's proposal to centralize the collection of municipal business net profit tax returns. Ohio has over 600 municipal tax districts, and the current filing process for business operating in multiple districts is cumbersome and paper intensive.
Hill and Radic did temper their endorsement with the caveat that the Ohio Business Gateway (OBG), the platform that would be used for the centralized filing system, must be bolstered to support the additional traffic that the system would bear. OBG is currently prone to shut-downs and lock-outs, which can make its use frustrating for individuals and tax professionals.
Members of the committee posed questions regarding whether the existing e-file system could be expanded to accomplish the same goal, and the additional tax preparation fees that business owners bear under the current system.
This entry was posted in Blog on March 27, 2017 by c06552012.


The BrewEasy™ is a revolutionary new ultra-compact and economical all grain brewing system. This patent pending system and process utilizes a two kettle recirculation infusion mash system called the Kettle-RIMS™ or K-RIMS™ process for short. This system is very simple to use and is a very approachable way to transition from extract brewing into all grain brewing.
The BrewEasy™ provides all the simplicity of a brew-in-a-bag (BIAB) system, but eliminates the cloudy wort, messy lifting, and does so with much better efficiency.
Be sure to read through the manual (see the manual tab) to get all the details of the BrewEasy™ to see why this system may be the ticket for you!
Click the link below to download the full product manual. This manual contains all the information you'll need to fully understand the unique and simple operation of the BrewEasy.
Please note: Due to high Demand the BrewEasy™ systems may take up to 14 business days to ship.
The chart below shows you how the BrewEasy™ stacks up against other common systems ot there. While the traditional three tier system remains king of the hill (see out TopTier system!) the BrewEasy™ is a close second and a significant improvement over the brew-in-a-bag system and the Speidel system.
The chart below shows how to configure your modular BrewEasy™ system. Be sure to contact High Gravity for details. Note that Blichmann has only included their gas fired system - the electric version is coming soon.
The core of the system is two BoilerMaker™ pots and an adapter lid kit. The system sizes are for a finished batch size of 5, 10, or 20 gal. Currently they are offering a gas fired version only (propane or natural gas) but will have an electric heated version soon.
The following components are required for your system. If you already own one or more components you'll want to buy just what you need. If you're just getting started there is a fully bundled system of all sizes. Talk to High Gravity for details.
The following describes what you'll need. For more details be sure to download our BrewEasy™ manual on the manual tab of this page.
The BrewEasy™ requires two Blichmann Engineering™ BoilerMaker™ pots. The adapter lids and tubing are not designed to accommodate other manufacturer's pots. The upper pot is the mash tun and the lower pot is the boil kettle. Use the following chart to confirm that you have the correct size pots. You'll also need a false bottom for your mash tun.
This is the heart of the system and includes the special lid that allows the pots to be stacked and the wort drain tube installed. It includes the lid, an AutoSparge™ level and flow control system, a drain tube with flow orifice kit, and all the misc. fittings, silicone hose, and QuickConnector™ fittings you'll need to get up and running.
For now Blichmann only offers the TopTier™ burner for the BrewEasy™ system. But shortly you'll be able to choose an electric heated version too.
A single pump is required to operate your BrewEasy™ brewing system. Blichmann's TOWER of POWER™ control systems can be purchased with a pump, or you can purchase the pump through High Gravity if you do not currently own one.
Several optional items are available to enhance your system such as control systems, carts and more. Keep reading.
Blichmann Engineering™ offers the TOWER of POWER™ temperature controller in both gas (propane and natural gas) and electric heater versions coming soon. While automated control is not required for operation, it does greatly simplify control of mashing temperatures and offers significantly more accuracy and repeatability than can be achieved manually. Blichmann offers two convenient stands for your controller and accessories. The compact size TOWER of POWER LTE features built in GFCI protection, a power receptical, pump mount, pump switch, and optional pump, optional Therminator™ chiller and mount, sensor fitting and flow throttling valve. The full TOWER adds wort sampling, stuck mash alarm, and visual flow meter.
The KettleKart™ adds mobility to your BrewEasytm brewing system. One of the many features of this system is its compact nature. Use the KettleKart™ to tuck your system out of the way between brew days. A parts and assembly manual is included with the product. NOTE: this product will be available early June.
For more details be sure to download the BrewEasy™ manual on the manual tab of this page.
To make ordering as easy as the product, we've created Turnkey systems. This is a great option for brewers just getting started that don't already own a Blichmann Engineering™ BoilerMaker™ pot, a controller, or a pump. The list below shows all the items included as standard in a BrewEasy™ turnkey system. If you already have one or more of these components it is more economical to order your system "a-la-carte". Also shown is a list of optional items you may choose to add to your turnkey system. Be sure to read through the How To Buy tab first so you understand a bit more about how a BrewEasy™ system is configured.