Singapore Brewery Produces Beer From Recycled Wastewater. They Want To Bring Attention To The Limited Sources Of Drinking Water

Singaporean craft brewery Brewerkz has produced beer from recycled wastewater in collaboration with the national water company PUB. They want to point out the importance of sustainable water use and recycling, writes The Star.

To produce NEWBrew beer, the brewery uses recycled wastewater that began to flow from sewage treatment plants in 2003. To remove all impurities, the water company disinfects it with ultraviolet light and filters it through advanced membranes.

“This water is perfect for brewing because it tastes neutral,” said Mitch Gribov, head brewer at Brewerkz. "The mineral profile of the water plays a key role in brewing beer."

The folks at NEWBrew describe it as "a refreshing beer with a light flavor that's perfect for Singapore's tropical climate." There is a special interest in beer. The first batch on tap at Brewerkz restaurants has already sold out, and the brewery expects the supermarket stock to run out by the end of July.

🍺 Singapore is taking sustainability to a whole new level with NEWBrew, beer made from recycled sewage water and urine, reports @osingyee.

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The idea of recycling wastewater into drinking water did not initially meet with a positive response. However, this has been changing in the last decade, mainly due to limited fresh water resources.

The World Wide Fund for Nature estimates that up to 2.7 billion people struggle for at least one month of the year with a lack of drinking water. This method of water recycling is currently being used by developed economies such as Israel and Singapore, and other metropolises such as Los Angeles or London would like to join.