Category: Sustainability
Expert Topic Companies Creating Sustainability and Brewing Innovations.
While there is a continued respect for the roll up your sleeves and put some elbow grease into brewing through manual labor, there’s also a fascination with equipment. Brewers are always looking at what’s new, what can help the process and efficiencies, and be better for the bottom line.
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Expert Topic For The Future, Brewers Need to go Beyond Standard Sustainability
There are many ways to think about sustainability when it comes to breweries. The word can mean different things to different people and have different applications regarding a business ethos. For some perspective ProBrewer contributor John Holl spoke with Andy Hooper, previously Director of Operations at Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Booneville, California, brewmaster at Seismic Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California and now in charge of business development for Barnum Mechanical.
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Expert Topic Putting Humidity to Good Use: Making Beer
Brewers are always looking for new ways to incorporate sustainability practices into their operations. For some it is external pursuits or harnessing natural resources. Others turn to technology to create beers created from elements that would otherwise be lost or wasted. In Rochester, New York at Heroes Brewing, co-founder Greg Fagen recently announced that his brewery had created a Kölsch-style ale by using condensed air.
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Expert Topic Brewery Sustainability the Mad Tree Way
Sustainability is a word that gets used a lot in brewing circles. As many breweries look to be responsible, progressive members of industry, they look for ways to lower their impact on the planet or seek to improve it. But, what it means to be sustainable can be a moving target. For smaller breweries there are basic steps they can take, but to implement larger changes can take work and constant dedication.
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Expert Topic Innovation in Beer Packaging
Innovation in packaging has changed as the beer industry evolved. First it was simple packaging that did not leak, then it was tighter seals and ways to fill and transport. The materials became lighter and more robust. Shapes evolved, and manufacturers found ways to make everything run faster and smoother while delivering a usable customer experience.
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Expert Topic Sustainability and Hops, Protecting Waterways and Preserving Beer
The Pacific Northwest is home to America’s most important hop producing region, one that locals work every day to promote and protect. Changes to the climate and concern over preserving the future viability of the storied agricultural land is leading farmers, brewers, and conservationists to team up to better inform drinkers of the importance of shielding its water sources.
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Expert Topic Sustainability Efforts in Craft Malt
Conservation begins on the land. As the craft malt space continues to make inroads with beer, many of the farmers are showcasing their sustainability efforts. This helps drive deeper connections with clients and customers and shows what small batch farming can really do when it comes to meaningful growth.
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Expert Topic Considering Recycled Materials For Your Merch
Brewers have an abundance of options when it comes to producing their merch. Coozies, key chains, hoodies, and countless other items carry brewery logos and beer names, all in hopes of capturing the attention of consumers. Many of those would be customers are interested in purchasing things made from recycled materials. Let’s look at how brewers can smartly use recycled materials to create something new and connect with a wider audience base.
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Expert Topic Anderson Valley Builds on Decades of Sustainability
Sustainability is more than a buzz word when it comes to the brewing industry. Beer takes a lot of resources to make and can create a lot of waste. Best practices are top of mind for many brewers and there is always room for improvement.
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Sponsored Tales From the Work floor: How Loki Distillery Works Magic on Stale Beer
Posted sponsored by iStill
The Covid crisis has had a big impact on businesses all around the world. The hospitality industry, in many countries, has been hit especially hard. At Loki Distillery we have been fortunate enough to see our business grow during the pandemic. The reason we were able to switch gears and change production is due to the adaptability of iStill technology. We’ve gotten similar reports from iStill colleagues all over the world; they easily switched to distilling hand sanitizer when there was a shortage or turned to different products when sales dropped, or demand changed.
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Sponsored How Energy Costs Can Drain your Craft Brewing Profits
Posted sponsored by Marks Design and Metalworks
Let’s face it. Craft brewing is super cool. I mean, where else can you roll up your sleeves and create something tasty, bubbly and so socially accepted? But as sexy as this artisan world is, it comes complete with its energy-sucking demons that not only cost you a pile of money but are also bad for the environment. And you know who’s not going to appreciate that? The Gen Zers and millennials who make up the lion’s share of your craft beer drinking target market.
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Expert Topic Raising Clean Water Awareness: How To Get Involved
Without clean water, every brewery would be out of business. So maintaining access to clean water is key for anybody in the brewing industry. But how do you as a brewer get involved in advocating for protecting this crucial natural resource? We spoke with an expert on the subject.
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Expert Topic The Brewhouse of the Future (Part 2): Packaging
After a recipe is developed, the ingredients are carefully selected, a beer is brewed with care, and fermented properly, it is time for packaging. Brewers put a lot of thought into their packaging, not only design but function, durability, and how it takes care of the beer.
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Expert Topic Yakima Brewer Kevin Quinn on a Changing Climate and Hop Farming
Climate change is on the mind of every farmer and grower in the Pacific Northwest these days. From the average temperature rising over two degrees over the last several decades, to wildfires, and unusual rain patterns, there is a lot to be thinking about and acting upon not to mitigate problems in the future.
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Expert Topic Alternative Energy Options for the Craft Brewery
Brewers have long been on the forefront of environmental causes and sustainable initiatives. From recycling to energy efficient equipment, craft breweries have long worked to leave a minimal footprint from a very resource heavy industry.
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News How Breweries Can Curb Fuel Consumption and Save Money at the Gas Pump
Small brewers have spent the last three years jumping from one business crisis to the next. Inflation is the current hurdle that most are struggling to clear, and that has been coupled with gas prices that were around $5 per gallon for most of the country and even higher in certain cities and regions.
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Expert Topic Sustainability Considerations – Composting Options for Craft Brewers
The best time to start thinking about a brewery compost program is before it becomes an issue. However, it is rarely at the top of any list for brewers who are contending with all other aspects of the business.
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Expert Topic How to Mitigate the CO2 Shortage Update
When news broke last month that Night Shift would cease production in its Massachusetts brewery and move production to a nearby facility, a CO2 shortage was cited. That sent ripples through the brewing industry, some of skepticism and some of worry.
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