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Turning RAIN into BEER | Ep. #64
Allow me to introduce you to RainBeer, a Netherland’s based organization that coordinates with Dutch breweries to turn excess rain into beer.
Freshwater seems abundant, but when accounting for all the water on Earth, it's in limited supply.
To put that into perspective, envision this carefully...
A giant 97% of Earth's water is in the ocean, so we can't use that.
3 % is fresh water, but even in that 3%, about 2 % is locked in glaciers, ice caps, and groundwater.
That leaves about 1 % of the freshwater on Earth that is accessible and usable by humans.
Just imagine, if the world's water supply were only 100 litres (26 gallons), our usable water supply of fresh water would be only about 0.003 litres (one-half teaspoon).
In actuality, that amounts to an average of 8.4 million litres (2.2 million gallons) for each person on earth.
This supply is continually collected, purified, and distributed in the natural hydrologic (water) cycle.
Now that we understand the case of fresh water, we can gauge its impact on Beer production. According to Sabmiller‘s report, approximately 102,5 litres of water is consumed for every litre of beer produced… woah just knowing these stats has made the act of bottoms up uncool for me.
Similar to Mumbai city, in recent years, Amsterdam too started experiencing heavy rainfall,
frequent rainstorms that overwhelm drains, flood streets and seep under doors. But this problem was seen as an opportunity by Joris Hoebe the founder of Rainbeer.
To him, every rainfall was equivalent to beer falling from the sky!
Amsterdam being a sustainable city, its infrastructure has transformed city spaces into a sponge for excess rainwater. A crucial sponge. Surrounded by water on four sides, this delta city of some 600,000 people can't flush the sudden stormwater away. Instead, it has embarked on a climate change adaptation strategy that turns every conceivable area into water storage.
How does it work?
The brewery they work with collects the rainwater from the roof of the brewery and with a heavy rain shower, they collect a thousand litres of rainwater. That water goes through the filter and is completely purified by a microfilter, an activated carbon filter, a membrane filter and a UV filter. With this purified rainwater, the brewer brews a delicious fresh rain beer.
Rainwater is softer than tap water and contains fewer minerals. These are ideal characteristics for making beer. Some recipes are requiring 30% fewer hops for the same flavour creation compared to tap water. According to experts, the softness also ensures that the bitterness of the beer comes into its own.
Tune into the episode to learn more;
Follow our page- (Circular Business Podcast | The Circular Collective)
In case you have any further queries, you can DM me on LinkedIn & Facebook & also write me an email on [email protected]
For keeping up to date on our #100DaysChallenge; Follow our page- Circular Business Podcast
Keyword : What is a circular economy?
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Allow me to introduce you to RainBeer, a Netherland’s based organization that coordinates with Dutch breweries to turn excess rain into beer.
Freshwater seems abundant, but when accounting for all the water on Earth, it's in limited supply.
To put that into perspective, envision this carefully...
A giant 97% of Earth's water is in the ocean, so we can't use that.
3 % is fresh water, but even in that 3%, about 2 % is locked in glaciers, ice caps, and groundwater.
That leaves about 1 % of the freshwater on Earth that is accessible and usable by humans.
Just imagine, if the world's water supply were only 100 litres (26 gallons), our usable water supply of fresh water would be only about 0.003 litres (one-half teaspoon).
In actuality, that amounts to an average of 8.4 million litres (2.2 million gallons) for each person on earth.
This supply is continually collected, purified, and distributed in the natural hydrologic (water) cycle.
Now that we understand the case of fresh water, we can gauge its impact on Beer production. According to Sabmiller‘s report, approximately 102,5 litres of water is consumed for every litre of beer produced… woah just knowing these stats has made the act of bottoms up uncool for me.
Similar to Mumbai city, in recent years, Amsterdam too started experiencing heavy rainfall,
frequent rainstorms that overwhelm drains, flood streets and seep under doors. But this problem was seen as an opportunity by Joris Hoebe the founder of Rainbeer.
To him, every rainfall was equivalent to beer falling from the sky!
Amsterdam being a sustainable city, its infrastructure has transformed city spaces into a sponge for excess rainwater. A crucial sponge. Surrounded by water on four sides, this delta city of some 600,000 people can't flush the sudden stormwater away. Instead, it has embarked on a climate change adaptation strategy that turns every conceivable area into water storage.
How does it work?
The brewery they work with collects the rainwater from the roof of the brewery and with a heavy rain shower, they collect a thousand litres of rainwater. That water goes through the filter and is completely purified by a microfilter, an activated carbon filter, a membrane filter and a UV filter. With this purified rainwater, the brewer brews a delicious fresh rain beer.
Rainwater is softer than tap water and contains fewer minerals. These are ideal characteristics for making beer. Some recipes are requiring 30% fewer hops for the same flavour creation compared to tap water. According to experts, the softness also ensures that the bitterness of the beer comes into its own.
Tune into the episode to learn more;
Follow our page- (Circular Business Podcast | The Circular Collective)
In case you have any further queries, you can DM me on LinkedIn & Facebook & also write me an email on [email protected]
For keeping up to date on our #100DaysChallenge; Follow our page- Circular Business Podcast
Keyword : What is a circular economy?