Beer + Recycled Water = ???

I think "recycled water" is a nice way of saying sewage.

 

Free range, cruelty free, gluten free, non-gmo, dairy free.

 

Those are the countries for the recycled side.

 

Didn't Dogfish head do that too with the Antarctic ice?

 

Not aware of that one! Send me a link, I'll add it to my "wants" list

 

I don't remember the name of it. It was that one where they supposedly included something from every continent. I'll find it, or better yet someone will do it for me.

 

HAH I was thinking the same thing, hoping you would look it up, but I found it! Such a cool concept. Wonder if there's recycled water in Antarctica

Edit: AND perfect name

 

Yup Pangea. That was it. Wonder if it was any good? I think the concensus was it was kind of gimmicky when it came out. Cheers sir.

 

Where did he say he knew which beer was made with recycled water and which weren't? He just asked if people would drink beer that had recycled water. Also, the link worked perfectly fine for me.

 

This sounds like he prefers beer that isn't made from recycled water:

And as a result of knowing that there's alot of fresh water in Michigan, he apparently knows the beer is only made from that water.

 

That's quite a minor thing you've taken (probably incorrectly) to leap to an assumption. Way to make a new member, who is bringing up an interesting topic, feel welcomed by the BA community.

 

As far as my presumption is concerned, you are entitled to your opinion and I'm entitled to mine. And new member or not, anybody who posts anything here is going to get ridiculed sooner or later. This isn't a mutual admiration society.

 

All water has been recycled millions (or maybe billions) of times. We've just figured out a way to artificially replicate this natural process.

 

You wont get any of what makes wort "wort" in the water vapor collected, so it would not be fermentable. Your second paragraph is correct up to the comma.

 

The water would also need to meet potable water standards in the first place to be used. Then the brewer may further treat the water for the mash chemistry, remove chlorine/chloramine, etc. So I wouldn't have a problem personally, assuming the testing was in place. One of our plants draws water from Lake Michigan and another from Lake Mead. Both are treated by the municipality to meet drinking water standards. We do run reverse osmosis to further purify the Lake Mead water, though...there is some stuff in there that, while safe, doesnt play nice with our products. I get the same journal and am on our "water" team, but at this point I know just enough to remain mystified by water rules, governing bodies, guidelines, and regs. Lots to learn...

 

I happen to work for a company that designs and installs these systems at water and wastewater treatment plants, so I'm a little biased. But I assure you, if this technology wasn't safe and effective, no municipality would come within 100 miles of it. It works, and it's going to have to be the future in a world of ever-increasing demand and diminishing supply. We're just going to have to get used to the idea.

 

As already mentioned, practically all water on the planet is recycled. Even Antarctic snow ice.