Sewage, Brewage – Wastewater used in brewing beer

June 6th, 2016 • by Alison Torbitt

Sewage, Brewage – Wastewater used in brewing beer

• by Alison Torbitt

Wastewater reuse is becoming increasingly common for irrigation, dust suppression, industrial cooling, groundwater recharge… and now, for brewing. While there remains some significant regulatory hurdles (if not, state-wide prohibitions on selling), some innovative breweries are busy experimenting, using treated wastewater as a substitute for potable water. Water usage and wastewater disposal are both significant production […]