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The continued rapid growth of craft brew­ing in the United States has stimulated concern from local municipal sewer districts as they begin to accept and treat increasing levels of brewery wastewater. These resources provide information that can help you develop an effective partnership with your local wastewater treatment facilities.

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Industry Updates

Solutions to Common Brewery Wastewater Challenges

Learn five strategies to reduce your brewery's wastewater costs and be prepared for a conversation about effluent from your brewery.Read More

Brewers Association

The Sustainability Subcommittee serves the Brewers Association purpose by helping current members and future generations to brew the highest quality beers in a manner that strengthens the value of our businesses, increases the resiliency of the natural environment and agricultural systems that provide brewing ingredients, and enhances the lives of our workforce and the communities we call home.

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Responsible Disposal of Beer
Industry Updates

Best Practices for Responsible Disposal of Beer

These best practices will help guide brewers repurpose out-of-code beer for distillation or disposal to a municipal treatment facility. Read More

Brewers Association

The Sustainability Subcommittee serves the Brewers Association purpose by helping current members and future generations to brew the highest quality beers in a manner that strengthens the value of our businesses, increases the resiliency of the natural environment and agricultural systems that provide brewing ingredients, and enhances the lives of our workforce and the communities we call home.

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The New Brewer: Sustainability Issue

Wastewater

Walker Modic

Most craft brewery wastewater solutions will require a partnership with the local municipal water treatment facility. Here’s how to navigate this crucial relationship.

The New Brewer: Sustainability Issue

An Unlikely Pairing: Avery, City of Boulder Team Up

Chris Douville and Cole Sigmon

To beneficially reuse a so called waste product, a team from Avery Brewing Company and the city of Boulder, Colo., have partnered up to tackle wastewater.

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The New Ag Kids: Starting a Farm Brewery in the Farmhouse Brewing Era

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, Colorado Amber Watts, Christian DeBenedetti, Davy Pasternak, Evan Watson

In this panel, owners of rural breweries will share their experiences in opening and operating production breweries and tasting rooms on agricultural land. Farmers have been brewers since, likely, there were farms, but modern brewing has largely been an industrial …Read More

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Sustainability 101 and a Success Story: Cashing In on Resource Efficiency!

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, Colorado Erin Cox, Kaitlin Urso

Discover the most common sustainability best management practices for craft brewers, along with the biggest resource optimization opportunities that your brewery should be cashing in on! Join Kaitlin Urso, small business environmental consultant for the Colorado Department of Public Health …Read More

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Sustainable Innovations in Practical Application

Craft Brewers Conference 2019Denver, Colorado Andy Hooper, Bob Langner, Matt Swihart, Peter Kruger, Walker Modic

Hear from a panel of brewers what it’s like to make emerging technologies and practices in sustainability part of your daily operations. Each of these panelists has experience implementing one of the sustainable innovations discussed at CBC 2018. Get their …Read More

Sustainability Benchmarking Reports
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Sustainability Benchmarking Reports

The Sustainability Benchmarking Reports provide a platform for the craft brewing community to share best practices for identifying how to use water more efficiently, generating less wastewater and solid waste, decreasing total energy usage, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Read More

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Pure Water Brewing Alliance: Water Reuse and Brewing

Craft Brewers Conference 2018Nashville, Tennessee Barry Liner, Charlie Arnold, Mark Jockers, Tim Rynders, Eric Greene

Over the past four years, beer brewed from reclaimed water has started conversations about the reusable nature of all water. Craft brewers, homebrewers, and wastewater utilities will discuss water reuse in brewing. Read More

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