Using reclaimed water to brew beer...

[haele]

https://thepointsguy.com/news/beers-reclaimed-water-jet-bridge-san-diego/

A niche Brewery in San Diego partners with San Diego International Airport to use jet bridge condensation for the water they use to brew two specialty beers specifically for the airport. Since it appears they only use half the reclaimed water the airport makes, I wonder how much this technology can be used to alleviate some of our future drinking water issues due to drought.

I'd be interested how much this costs the brewery.

Haele

[Jerry2144]

1. Full cycle

I am an expert at turning beer into water. It makes sense that smart people can reverse that process

[SergeStorms]

2. Beer is only....

rented to begin with. I've recycled enough beer to float an aircraft carrier.

[EYESORE 9001]

3. Who among us hasn't said, at one time or another,

‘This beer tastes like piss!’

Henceforth, that statement will always ring true.

[mn9driver]

4. Assume this is the stuff draining from the jet bridge mounted air conditioners

So, basically it is distilled water. In order to make just about any kind of decent beer they need to add some level of minerals and salts back in before brewing.

I wonder what kind of beer they are making?

[Buns_of_Fire]

5. I Pee A, of course!

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ETA: This was just the first image I found, and is no reflection on the folks at Lagunitas or their product...

[CentralMass]

6. I'm a tree hugger but no thanks on the beer made from recycled water.

[dembotoz]

7. would imagine all water is recycled somehow

grade school water cycle science class.

[GoCubsGo]

9. Yes. Thank you.

It has been recycled millions of times over, throughout the planet's existence. We've all drank water that has passed through other people, dinosaurs, sewers, etc., at one point or another, whether we realize it or not. Whatever the stuff is they're getting from the airport is likely being filtered and distilled, which leaves you with pure water. This is an interesting story, but it's not like they're directly using the "blue ice" from the airplanes.

[Kaleva]

8. Diluted urine is an excellent plant fertilizer

I used to add it to the compost pile to get closer to a 50/50 mix of brown and green.

[Chainfire]

10. One of the basic truths in life is that beer goes through your system so quickly, because

It doesn't have to stop to change color.