beer making Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:03:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Sewage Water Turned into Beer at US Treatment Facility https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sewage-water-turned-beer-20150202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sewage-water-turned-beer-20150202/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:03:23 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=52842 The US water management utility company, Clean Water Services, claims to be in a possession of a water treatment system that can convert human urine in pure drinking water. To demonstrate that, they approached a local  beer brewing company, who should turn the liquid gold into a pub’s essential. Imagine the following situation. You walk […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sewage-water-turned-beer-20150202/feed/ 1 52842 Maltless Beer: The Greener and Cheaper Solution for Brewers https://www.greenoptimistic.com/maltless-beer-greener-cheaper-20120215/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/maltless-beer-greener-cheaper-20120215/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:16:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=22410 Like every industrial process, beer brewing has its own carbon footprint. And just like any other industrial process out there, brewing beer can be made greener by eliminating malt, made from barley, whose making is very energy-intense. Dustin Brau, CEO of Brau Brothers Brewery in Lucan, Minnesota, found out how to eliminate malt from the […]

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