All About Beer Magazine - Volume 28, Issue 6
January 1, 2008 By
Emissions, Energy Efficiency & Generation

Ammonia refrigeration
Buying power credits
Creating biodiesel from used cooking grease
Creating ethanol from alcohol in stale beer
Dense foam insulation
Electrical cogeneration
Energy-saving fixtures
Energy-saving lightbulbs
Eternal wort boiling system
Foam insulation
Heat recovery system on boilers & kettles
Landfill gas power
Merlin high-efficiency brew kettles
Planting trees to offset carbon used
Radiant floor heating
Recapturing and reusing CO2
Skylights
Solar power
Straw bale construction
Vapor condenser heat exchanger
Wind power
Wort chiller

Transportation

Alternative forms of transportation
Biodiesel fuel
Buying local foods and other supplies
Giving employees bicycles
Multiple locations reduces transport distances
Taking deliveries by rail

Water Conservation & Treatment

Adjust pH of wastewater before returning to city
Recapturing gray water to use for irrigation
Water conservation to reduce usage
Water treatment to produce methane
Water treatment to ease city sewer systems

Waste Reduction, Recycling & Diversion

Buying post-recycled supplies & furniture
Buying used brewing equipment
Compostable corn-made cups
Creating plant food from filter sludge
Creating plant food from spill buckets
Green construction
Recycling everything possible
Reusing & maintaining old breweries
Spent grain for cattle, chicken or hog feed
Spent grain for composting
Spent grain to grow organic food
Using cloth napkins
Using post-recycled cardboard in packaging

Neighbors & Community

Buy from local merchants wherever possible
Donating profits to green charities
Donate to community groups and programs
Work and volunteer in your local community