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19 Sep

Benchmarking for Success: Sustainably Reducing Resource Use

When implementing sustainable practices into their operations, breweries tend to start by looking at how they can reduce resource use. It’s no secret that resources such as water and electricity are a crucial part of the brewing process. Without water or electricity, we wouldn’t have beer. Through evaluating data and trends, breweries are now zeroing in on how to produce high-quality beer, while using the least amount of resources necessary.

19 Sep

Aslan Brewing Company

With more than 7,000 craft breweries across the United States today, it is becoming increasingly difficult to stand out in a crowd that is already so unique. Aslan Brewing Company in Bellingham, Washington has made some unique strides in their journey of producing craft beer.

15 Aug

Spent Grain : Landfill Diversion

Most people who sit down to drink a beer, tend to only think about the liquid inside their glass. Not often does the consumer think about waste byproducts of the brewing process in which created the beer they're drinking. The most prominent waste byproduct of beer is spent grain; this is the waste of malt and other adjuncts that are used when creating beer. After the initial boil of water and malted barley, the liquid, called wort, continues onto the next step of the brewing process while the rest of the “spent” grain gets left behind.

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30 Sep

Benchmarking for Success: Sustainably Reducing Resource Use

Benchmarking for Success: Sustainably Reducing Resource Use

Aslan Brewing Company

Aslan Brewing Company

Spent Grain : Landfill Diversion

Spent Grain : Landfill Diversion

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