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Not required, but some breweries are green. Sometimes being green generates more "green" in the bottom line.Handling waste water is certainly a concern for large breweries. If the green technology proves to be economically feasible, then it will naturally become the standard for the brewing industry. But, if it's not and the technology is mandated, then it could potentially destroy the craft brewing industry. That's my only point.
http://www.sierranevada.com/environment/waterconservation.html
http://www.sierranevada.com/environment/solar.html
This doesn't seem like a small scale. I wonder how the craft brewing industry would be affected if the government were to mandate all breweries must install this technology at their own expense.Nope, biogas digestors are potentially very cheap on a small scale. You can make your own out of a couple of 55 gallon plastic barrels and some flexible rubber. burn it right in a normal natural gas stove. you just need a way to pressurize it and I have seen that done with a big rock on top of the collector pushing it down.So, does that mean they throw the spent grains in big tanks and let it rot? Bet that smells nice! ;-)Never heard of biogas. I thought the gas produced by the brewing process was CO2. Yet, I see this technology has been used in Germany for a while.
http://designbuildsource.com.au/brewing-biogas-bitburg
Just a hippy word for methane.
I know some guys that have a methane digester that processes dairy cattle waste (crap) and is burned to generate electricity. They left out the whole methane digestion step in the brewery waste process.
I wonder if this is another one of those green technologies that requires large government funding to make economically feasible. The video doesn't mention that.
methane happens man. Lot's of dairy famrs in VT do this for extra power in the barns. there are rural parts of india and africa that depend on this for power.
So, does that mean they throw the spent grains in big tanks and let it rot? Bet that smells nice! ;-)Never heard of biogas. I thought the gas produced by the brewing process was CO2. Yet, I see this technology has been used in Germany for a while.
http://designbuildsource.com.au/brewing-biogas-bitburg
Just a hippy word for methane.
I know some guys that have a methane digester that processes dairy cattle waste (crap) and is burned to generate electricity. They left out the whole methane digestion step in the brewery waste process.
Last year I made the leap to all-grain brewing. I didn't know what a rank amateur I was until switching to all-grain! So, if you put the formal training argument aside and go by strictly homebrewing knowledge, I'd say you need to have brewed a significant number of all-grain batches before you can be truely called a Homebrew Master. I hope to get to that point some day!
Now I feel bad about myself for drinking Budweiser. I hope everyone isn't secretly judging me when I do.I would, but that's just me.
In that case, just keg your beer and put it in my refrigerator! Problem solved!QuoteIf I were you, I would move!
You are about 30 minutes north of me, I will just use your space….
Good call dude. We are headed down to Oregon, so there are many. Dechuttes, Rogue, Ninkasi, mcminimens, etc......Great minds think alike! Cheers!
(and Denny if you are reading this, we may get close to Noti........)
What brewery(s) will you be touring on your honeymoon?How many batches do you brew in a week?
Well, it's only been a month, so we havn't really settled in to a routine. But so far, we've been brewing just two batches a week. With some things going on in our personal lives, (getting married) we have not ramped up to full production yet. We do both batches same day, and can get 20 gallons in the fermenters in about 7-8 hours.
This is very cool. I'm real happy for you. Congrats!Very inspiring, isn't it?
