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International News
Canadian Brewery Turns
Wastewater Into Beer
By: Briana Doyle
I t’s one thing to turn lemons into lemon- “There’s a mental hurdle to get over of how inher-
ently gross this could be,” said Jere-my McLaughlin,
ade, but will customers buy turning waste-
water into beer? On August 22, Village
head brewer at Village Brewery. “But we know that
Brewery released a blonde ale produced in this water is safe, we know that this beer is safe,
collaboration with University of Calgary research- and we stand by our process.”
ers and the U.S.-based water technology company,
Xy-lem, to create a limited-edition ale from water Before brewing, the water was tested by Alberta
sourced by a Bow River wastewater treatment Health Services to ensure it met pro-vincial quality
plant. The purpose of the project was to address standards for drinking water. The partially treated
water scarcity by proving that “dirty” water can be water was purified us-ing ultrafiltration, ozone,
safely purified for drinking purposes. ultraviolet light and reverse osmosis.
The beer’s launch was initially pegged for March “This beer shows that water reuse can be a safe
22, which is U.N. World Water Day, but was and important part of our sustainable future,”
delayed due to COVID-19. said Christine O’Grady, program co-ordinator at
Advancing Canadian Water Assets, another key
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