California based Sierra Nevada Brewing Company has teamed up with microrefiner E-Fuel to turn wasted yeast into high-grade ethanol. Thats right. That seemingly useless muck that ends up in the bottom of our own empty carboys of homebrew (historically sold off by the big boys to be used as dairy feed, which may explain the relative ease of cow-tipping), is being used as biofuel to power Sierra’s delivery trucks and a few hundred other vehicles.
This is the next step in the natural progression for the green minded brewery. Sierra Nevada already makes use of such technology as fuel cells and a massive solar installation.
“This has the potential to be a great thing for the environment and further our commitment to be becoming more energy independent,” Sierra Nevada Brewing Company co-founder and president Ken Grossman said in a statement.
Enjoying a good beer and helping save the planet. Sounds like a plan to me.
