Brewing beer with food waste – lessons from seven European craft brewers

Brewing with surplus bread, bakery waste and other discarded food is moving from experimental novelty to a rising sustainability practice within the craft beer industry. But what does it actually take to make it work? Based on research of seven European craft breweries this article from Milica Končar, an alumnus of the University of Edinburgh, explores the practical realities, benefits and barriers of brewing beer with food waste — and what

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