Brewing breakthrough: Craft beer makers eliminate wastewater in experiment

<p>Craft beer grew in popularity over the past decade across Minnesota, but the brewing process has also created a ton of wastewater. </p><br/><p>Now, there’s an experiment to make the process carbon neutral. University of Minnesota professor <a href="https://cse.umn.edu/cege/novak-paige" class="default">Paige Novak</a> and Fulton Brewing are working on a new, sustainable way to treat wastewater from the brewing process.</p><br/><p>She spoke to MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner for Climate Cast.</p><br/><p><em>The transcript below has been lightly edited for clarity and length.</em></p><br/><h2 id="h2_tell_us_about_the_craft_brewing_process_and_how_it_contributes_to_carbon_emissions.">Tell us about the craft brewing process and how it contributes to carbon emissions.</h2><br/><p>When beer is brewed, a whole lot of extra wastewater is produced. </p><br/><p>For every pint of beer that’s made, there's usually four to 10 pints of wastewater that’s generated at the same time. This wastew...