Beer needs yeast, Froth needs you!

By Froth Technologies

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This campaign was successful and closed on 12/09/2019 at 11:00 PM.

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Beer Needs Yeast, Froth Needs You!

Project 2019-06-18 23:21:17 +1200

Water, Malt, Hops... Yeast? 🔬

 

Until now, NZ brewers have had no local yeast options, and have been forced to use yeast imported from far away places. Froth Technologies is here to change that, by launching Aotearoa’s first commercial yeast lab! But we need your help...

 

12 months ago founders Simon and Ryan recognized a gap in the local beer industry. Having been part of the NZ craft beer scene for nearly a decade, the boys knew first hand the challenges associated with importing yeast from overseas. 

 

Being a highly perishable product, liquid yeast requires expensive refrigerated air-freight, and is often not at its best by the time it gets here. There can also be timing and customs delays, with some overseas yeast labs no longer sending their product here due to these challenges.

 

With malt, hops, and water all world-renowned for their high quality, and able to be sourced locally, there was just one piece of the puzzle left to help take NZ’s brewing industry to the next level... NZ made yeast.

 

Yeast is a microorganism that is responsible for fermentation in beer, wine and cider and a major influencer of quality and flavour. 

 

So the boys have spent the past year making sure a local yeast lab was something that professional and home brewers wanted, through market research, focus groups, and lengthy conversations with brewers.

 

Fast forward to now, and Froth Technologies has set up a lab in the heart of Wellington’s brewing district, we’ve made yeast for four awesome breweries, we’ve been published in a couple of beer magazines, and now we’re looking to grow our production capacity to meet the demands of the already frothing market.  

      

😀 And that’s where you come in!

We need to raise a minimum of $30,000 so that we can purchase the production and technical equipment that we need to make enough yeast for everybody. Equipment like: 

  • A cryogenic freezer (to store our yeast at -80C and hold it in suspended animation)
  • A laminar flow hood (to allow us to expand our sterile working area for higher thru-put)
  • A 1000L propagation tank (to grow larger batches of yeast)
  • Analytics tools (precision equipment for guaranteeing quality and providing lab services)

 

🌏 Sustainability

 

Froth Technologies is acutely aware of the challenges we and our planet face, and we believe that business can be a great mechanism for levering positive change.

Froth Technologies is an impact business that cares about our ecosystem and the earthlings that rely on it. So we’ve developed a carbon reduction strategy, and we are working towards becoming a Carbon Zero certified company. 

 

We’ve also been busy innovating ways to make our packaging as low impact as possible. Thanks to some hard mahi and the help of a couple of other fantastic organisations we’ve produced these bottles to package our yeast in. They’re made from sugar cane and they sequester more than twice their weight in CO2 over the lifecycle of their production. We’ve also sourced these incredible insulative boxes for keeping our yeast cold during shipping. They’re made from 97% sustainable paper, they’re 95-97% recyclable in kerbside recycling, and their thermal performance is comparable to polystyrene. 



 

🎁 Pledge Rewards

 

Rewards are expected to be delivered in October, once the campaign closes and the pledges are all paid. Yeast pitches will be delivered through Oct - Dec. Rewards are only available in NZ.

 

 

NZ Yeast Pledgers will be able to choose their strain(s) once the campaign has concluded.

Download our Yeast Menu [pdf]

 

 

 

Limited Edition Print by GWIL. 420x420mm (unframed). 100 available. $100 pledge (includes delivery in NZ).
 

 

Froth Tshirt: 'drink science.' Ethical organic unisex tee from our friends at Little Yellow Bird. $60 pledge (includes delivery in NZ).
 

 

 

 

👋 Our Team

 


RYAN CARVILLE
Co-founder / Left Brain  

Ryan’s studies in Philosophy and Religious Studies were always going to lead him to yeast…. After years of homebrewing and volunteering at beer festivals, Ryan took up his first commercial brewing gig at Eagle Brewing in Christchurch (2015). There he handled all aspects of the brewing process and got to engage with punters and the industry, working at every major beer festival in the country. Now that he’s in Wellington he spends his days (when he’s not Frothing) in at the Wild Workshop for Garage Project making all kinds of barrelled, funky, sour and spontaneously fermented brews. It's the intersect between art and science in beer that really gets Ryan going. He's a lover flavours and fermentation, flora and fauna, and thrives on problem solving and coming up with ways to do things efficiently. 🔗Ryan's Linkedin

 


SIMON COOKE

Co-founder / Right Brain  

Simon studied Graphic Design at Massey University in Wellington, where he founded the Massey University Brewing Society, and brewed his first commercial batch of beer (2012). The passion grew through teaching other students how to brew, and organising craft-focused events to engage them with the emergent beer scene. Simon then spent a couple of years overseas, brewing and exploring locations around Europe and Canada, and gaining a wider view of brewing knowledge. Following this he founded a contract brewing label, Kakariki Beer Co. to share his beer creations with a wider audience. More recently he’s been flexing his creativity and ideation in the startup scene, supporting social enterprises and impact businesses through graphic design, marketing, and events. 🔗Simon's Linkedin

 

 

 

🙌 Gratitude

 

Thank you to the Zero Carbon Challenge and everyone else that has contributed their time, expertise, resources, and support to this campaign. There are too many kind hearted humans & organisations to mention.

 

Campaign Video credit:

Camera & Director - Chris Cooke

Supplimentary Footage from Bryson Rooney (via Hāpi Research), also Gladfield Malt

Editing: Ezra McDonald

Post Production: Mikey Bucher 

Comments

Updates 2

It's our FINAL DAY!

12/09/2019 at 2:10 PM

Kia ora koutou!

Wow what a ride the past 6 weeks has been! Thanks to your incredible support we have not only reached our minimum crowd funding goal of $30K, but we've blown through to a healthy $32,146 and climbing! 

 This support has help us look forward to our next steps for growth. We've been shopping around for a new site to call home, and obtaining incredibly detailed quotes on our lab-grade tanks and equipment in anticipation of the crowd funding coming through in the next week. We can't wait to start making more yeast! And we'll be sending out all the rewards once we receive all the pledge contributions, plus production / ordering time. We'll be sure to keep you updated!

So... our campaign closes TONIGHT at 11PM, and if you or anyone as frothy as you might still be wanting to grab one of our awesome rewards before we close, there's still time! If you're able to go the extra mile and post our PledgeMe link [pldg.me/froth] to your social media profile - that would be much appreciated, and would help us finish strong.  

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou, we are over the moon! #stayfrothy

Simon & Ryan
(the Froth boys)

 

 

 

First update from Froth Technologies...

03/08/2019 at 3:33 PM

It's been a spectacular first few days on our PledgeMe campaign, and we're pleased to let you know we're HALF WAY THERE! woo-hoo!! Thanks to all you incredible pledgers, we've now raised $15,682 towards our minimum goal of $30K. Here's Ryan with a quick update from the Froth lab. Thanks everyone! And remember to spread the word. -much love, the Froth Boys pldg.me/froth

    Pledgers 326

    Emma Manson
    04/08/2019 at 7:55pm
    Craft Beer College
    04/08/2019 at 7:53pm

    "Woop woop. Going to be famous..."

    Sharon Cooke
    04/08/2019 at 7:37pm

    "Hi Simon This pledge is from Ron - best of luck with your new business venture When you make a fortune don't forget your Grandad - he likes beer:-)"

    Lewis Gaskin
    04/08/2019 at 7:05pm

    "All the best guys, hope to be using your yeast soon. Cheers, Lewis"

    Nick Johnson
    04/08/2019 at 5:56pm
    Jeremy Howson
    04/08/2019 at 1:08pm

    "Cant wait to pick up a pack from homebrew HQ. Best of luck!"

    Tim Shallard
    04/08/2019 at 12:26pm

    "Love this"

    Sam
    04/08/2019 at 11:41am
    Chris Cooke
    04/08/2019 at 9:27am

    "Looking forward to making a brew with Froth Tech Yeast"

    Anonymous pledger
    03/08/2019 at 8:47pm
    Rob
    03/08/2019 at 8:09pm
    Brent Forbes
    03/08/2019 at 2:35pm

    "All the best guys, what a fantastic opportunity to change the local beer production and add a unique NZ touch to the final key ingredient Brent & Jackie Forbes"

    Craft Beer College
    03/08/2019 at 1:09pm

    "Good luck, good people..."

    Owain John
    03/08/2019 at 11:53am

    "Good luck boys!"

    Kareena Harris
    03/08/2019 at 11:34am
    Michael Smart
    03/08/2019 at 6:03am

    "Yeah the boys! Keep putting in that mahi lads, love your work. x"

    Jeni Carranza
    03/08/2019 at 3:54am

    "GET IT RY DAWGGGGGGGGG! We belive in you! :D xx J n V"

    Shane Kelly
    03/08/2019 at 12:26am

    "Churrrr"

    Rosi TheRiveter
    02/08/2019 at 10:22pm

    "Yeah! So proud of yous"

    John Derby
    02/08/2019 at 9:04pm
    Jorle Wiesen
    02/08/2019 at 8:43pm

    "Awesome idea guys. All the best!"

    Andrew Graham
    02/08/2019 at 8:26pm
    Andrew Graham
    02/08/2019 at 8:24pm
    Julie Fitzjohn
    02/08/2019 at 7:21pm
    Julie Fitzjohn
    02/08/2019 at 7:20pm
    Dan Nicholls
    02/08/2019 at 7:05pm

    "Frothing!"

    Anonymous pledger
    02/08/2019 at 6:17pm

    "Finally a crowd fund I can get on board with!! Good luck"

    Paul Terry
    02/08/2019 at 5:55pm

    "Get them hands dirty and plant me one of NZ's finest boys!"

    Rachel Harrison
    02/08/2019 at 5:14pm
    Lee-Ann Scotti
    02/08/2019 at 4:59pm

    "Well chaps, we are looking forwarded to fermenting with this yeast."

    Followers 1

    Followers of Beer needs yeast, Froth needs you!

    Beer Needs Yeast, Froth Needs You!

    Project 2019-06-18 23:21:17 +1200

    Water, Malt, Hops... Yeast? 🔬

     

    Until now, NZ brewers have had no local yeast options, and have been forced to use yeast imported from far away places. Froth Technologies is here to change that, by launching Aotearoa’s first commercial yeast lab! But we need your help...

     

    12 months ago founders Simon and Ryan recognized a gap in the local beer industry. Having been part of the NZ craft beer scene for nearly a decade, the boys knew first hand the challenges associated with importing yeast from overseas. 

     

    Being a highly perishable product, liquid yeast requires expensive refrigerated air-freight, and is often not at its best by the time it gets here. There can also be timing and customs delays, with some overseas yeast labs no longer sending their product here due to these challenges.

     

    With malt, hops, and water all world-renowned for their high quality, and able to be sourced locally, there was just one piece of the puzzle left to help take NZ’s brewing industry to the next level... NZ made yeast.

     

    Yeast is a microorganism that is responsible for fermentation in beer, wine and cider and a major influencer of quality and flavour. 

     

    So the boys have spent the past year making sure a local yeast lab was something that professional and home brewers wanted, through market research, focus groups, and lengthy conversations with brewers.

     

    Fast forward to now, and Froth Technologies has set up a lab in the heart of Wellington’s brewing district, we’ve made yeast for four awesome breweries, we’ve been published in a couple of beer magazines, and now we’re looking to grow our production capacity to meet the demands of the already frothing market.  

          

    😀 And that’s where you come in!

    We need to raise a minimum of $30,000 so that we can purchase the production and technical equipment that we need to make enough yeast for everybody. Equipment like: 

    • A cryogenic freezer (to store our yeast at -80C and hold it in suspended animation)
    • A laminar flow hood (to allow us to expand our sterile working area for higher thru-put)
    • A 1000L propagation tank (to grow larger batches of yeast)
    • Analytics tools (precision equipment for guaranteeing quality and providing lab services)

     

    🌏 Sustainability

     

    Froth Technologies is acutely aware of the challenges we and our planet face, and we believe that business can be a great mechanism for levering positive change.

    Froth Technologies is an impact business that cares about our ecosystem and the earthlings that rely on it. So we’ve developed a carbon reduction strategy, and we are working towards becoming a Carbon Zero certified company. 

     

    We’ve also been busy innovating ways to make our packaging as low impact as possible. Thanks to some hard mahi and the help of a couple of other fantastic organisations we’ve produced these bottles to package our yeast in. They’re made from sugar cane and they sequester more than twice their weight in CO2 over the lifecycle of their production. We’ve also sourced these incredible insulative boxes for keeping our yeast cold during shipping. They’re made from 97% sustainable paper, they’re 95-97% recyclable in kerbside recycling, and their thermal performance is comparable to polystyrene. 



     

    🎁 Pledge Rewards

     

    Rewards are expected to be delivered in October, once the campaign closes and the pledges are all paid. Yeast pitches will be delivered through Oct - Dec. Rewards are only available in NZ.

     

     

    NZ Yeast Pledgers will be able to choose their strain(s) once the campaign has concluded.

    Download our Yeast Menu [pdf]

     

     

     

    Limited Edition Print by GWIL. 420x420mm (unframed). 100 available. $100 pledge (includes delivery in NZ).
     

     

    Froth Tshirt: 'drink science.' Ethical organic unisex tee from our friends at Little Yellow Bird. $60 pledge (includes delivery in NZ).
     

     

     

     

    👋 Our Team

     


    RYAN CARVILLE
    Co-founder / Left Brain  

    Ryan’s studies in Philosophy and Religious Studies were always going to lead him to yeast…. After years of homebrewing and volunteering at beer festivals, Ryan took up his first commercial brewing gig at Eagle Brewing in Christchurch (2015). There he handled all aspects of the brewing process and got to engage with punters and the industry, working at every major beer festival in the country. Now that he’s in Wellington he spends his days (when he’s not Frothing) in at the Wild Workshop for Garage Project making all kinds of barrelled, funky, sour and spontaneously fermented brews. It's the intersect between art and science in beer that really gets Ryan going. He's a lover flavours and fermentation, flora and fauna, and thrives on problem solving and coming up with ways to do things efficiently. 🔗Ryan's Linkedin

     


    SIMON COOKE

    Co-founder / Right Brain  

    Simon studied Graphic Design at Massey University in Wellington, where he founded the Massey University Brewing Society, and brewed his first commercial batch of beer (2012). The passion grew through teaching other students how to brew, and organising craft-focused events to engage them with the emergent beer scene. Simon then spent a couple of years overseas, brewing and exploring locations around Europe and Canada, and gaining a wider view of brewing knowledge. Following this he founded a contract brewing label, Kakariki Beer Co. to share his beer creations with a wider audience. More recently he’s been flexing his creativity and ideation in the startup scene, supporting social enterprises and impact businesses through graphic design, marketing, and events. 🔗Simon's Linkedin

     

     

     

    🙌 Gratitude

     

    Thank you to the Zero Carbon Challenge and everyone else that has contributed their time, expertise, resources, and support to this campaign. There are too many kind hearted humans & organisations to mention.

     

    Campaign Video credit:

    Camera & Director - Chris Cooke

    Supplimentary Footage from Bryson Rooney (via Hāpi Research), also Gladfield Malt

    Editing: Ezra McDonald

    Post Production: Mikey Bucher 

    Comments

    It's our FINAL DAY!

    12/09/2019 at 2:10 PM

    Kia ora koutou!

    Wow what a ride the past 6 weeks has been! Thanks to your incredible support we have not only reached our minimum crowd funding goal of $30K, but we've blown through to a healthy $32,146 and climbing! 

     This support has help us look forward to our next steps for growth. We've been shopping around for a new site to call home, and obtaining incredibly detailed quotes on our lab-grade tanks and equipment in anticipation of the crowd funding coming through in the next week. We can't wait to start making more yeast! And we'll be sending out all the rewards once we receive all the pledge contributions, plus production / ordering time. We'll be sure to keep you updated!

    So... our campaign closes TONIGHT at 11PM, and if you or anyone as frothy as you might still be wanting to grab one of our awesome rewards before we close, there's still time! If you're able to go the extra mile and post our PledgeMe link [pldg.me/froth] to your social media profile - that would be much appreciated, and would help us finish strong.  

    Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou, we are over the moon! #stayfrothy

    Simon & Ryan
    (the Froth boys)

     

     

     

    First update from Froth Technologies...

    03/08/2019 at 3:33 PM

    It's been a spectacular first few days on our PledgeMe campaign, and we're pleased to let you know we're HALF WAY THERE! woo-hoo!! Thanks to all you incredible pledgers, we've now raised $15,682 towards our minimum goal of $30K. Here's Ryan with a quick update from the Froth lab. Thanks everyone! And remember to spread the word. -much love, the Froth Boys pldg.me/froth

      Emma Manson
      04/08/2019 at 7:55pm
      Craft Beer College
      04/08/2019 at 7:53pm

      "Woop woop. Going to be famous..."

      Sharon Cooke
      04/08/2019 at 7:37pm

      "Hi Simon This pledge is from Ron - best of luck with your new business venture When you make a fortune don't forget your Grandad - he likes beer:-)"

      Lewis Gaskin
      04/08/2019 at 7:05pm

      "All the best guys, hope to be using your yeast soon. Cheers, Lewis"

      Nick Johnson
      04/08/2019 at 5:56pm
      Jeremy Howson
      04/08/2019 at 1:08pm

      "Cant wait to pick up a pack from homebrew HQ. Best of luck!"

      Tim Shallard
      04/08/2019 at 12:26pm

      "Love this"

      Sam
      04/08/2019 at 11:41am
      Chris Cooke
      04/08/2019 at 9:27am

      "Looking forward to making a brew with Froth Tech Yeast"

      Anonymous pledger
      03/08/2019 at 8:47pm
      Rob
      03/08/2019 at 8:09pm
      Brent Forbes
      03/08/2019 at 2:35pm

      "All the best guys, what a fantastic opportunity to change the local beer production and add a unique NZ touch to the final key ingredient Brent & Jackie Forbes"

      Craft Beer College
      03/08/2019 at 1:09pm

      "Good luck, good people..."

      Owain John
      03/08/2019 at 11:53am

      "Good luck boys!"

      Kareena Harris
      03/08/2019 at 11:34am
      Michael Smart
      03/08/2019 at 6:03am

      "Yeah the boys! Keep putting in that mahi lads, love your work. x"

      Jeni Carranza
      03/08/2019 at 3:54am

      "GET IT RY DAWGGGGGGGGG! We belive in you! :D xx J n V"

      Shane Kelly
      03/08/2019 at 12:26am

      "Churrrr"

      Rosi TheRiveter
      02/08/2019 at 10:22pm

      "Yeah! So proud of yous"

      John Derby
      02/08/2019 at 9:04pm
      Jorle Wiesen
      02/08/2019 at 8:43pm

      "Awesome idea guys. All the best!"

      Andrew Graham
      02/08/2019 at 8:26pm
      Andrew Graham
      02/08/2019 at 8:24pm
      Julie Fitzjohn
      02/08/2019 at 7:21pm
      Julie Fitzjohn
      02/08/2019 at 7:20pm
      Dan Nicholls
      02/08/2019 at 7:05pm

      "Frothing!"

      Anonymous pledger
      02/08/2019 at 6:17pm

      "Finally a crowd fund I can get on board with!! Good luck"

      Paul Terry
      02/08/2019 at 5:55pm

      "Get them hands dirty and plant me one of NZ's finest boys!"

      Rachel Harrison
      02/08/2019 at 5:14pm
      Lee-Ann Scotti
      02/08/2019 at 4:59pm

      "Well chaps, we are looking forwarded to fermenting with this yeast."

      Followers of Beer needs yeast, Froth needs you!

      This campaign was successful and got its funding on 12/09/2019 at 11:00 PM.
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