January/February 2020

Sustainability Issue

For the January/February 2020 The New Brewer, we present our Sustainability issue. Sustainability has been on the minds of craft brewers since the earliest days of the industry, even before the term was integrated into common discourse. From conserving water to carefully managing wastewater to finding inventive uses for spent grains, this issue takes a look at how your brewery can strive to minimize its impact on the environment.

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Sustainability Issue

How to Become a Sustainability Champion

Getting a brewery sustainability program off the ground doesn’t have to be a major time commitment. Assembling a rag-tag “green team” is a great place to start.

Sustainability Issue

Featured Stories

Water

David Brendgard

Breweries who have not successfully implemented a water conservation plan can be expected to use upwards of 10 gallons of water to produce 1 gallon of beer.

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.

Beyond the Barnyard

Greg Kitsock

Brewers’ spent grain is being used to not only help grow crops and livestock, but to feed the hungry, generate energy, and spin off ancillary businesses.

Beyond Metrics

Gabe Toth

A growing number of breweries who are fully committed to the triple bottom line are taking the next step and becoming Certified B Corporations.

Good Bines

Ann George

With an increasing focus on sustainability, best practices, and good agricultural practices, Hop Growers of America has launched a new program to assist with grower education.

A Note From the Editor

Jill Redding, Editor-in-Chief

This issue also includes our usual informative departments, plus brewery-generated news about the craft brewing community in the Brewery Updates, Distribution News, and Beer Releases sections; and new products and services from the allied trade in Industry Supplier News. In our back-page interview, we highlight Eric Giddens of Kern River Brewing Company in Kernville, Calif., whose brewery won four medals and took home Brewery Group of the Year at the 2019 Great American Beer Festival.

Cheers, and we hope you enjoy this issue of The New Brewer.

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