Our Sustainability Efforts
Reduced CO2 Footprint
The first stage involved switching from CO2 to nitrogen on numerous standard brewery operations. This includes gas supplies to kegging, canning, and bottling machines, as well as activities such as tank or keg purging or adding blanketing gas to UVs and brite tanks. This step alone has already reduced our reliance on CO2 by approximately 30%.
Spent Grain
After the grain has played its part in the brewing process, it is shoveled out of the mash tun and into the bags. Our bags of grains are donated to Harrison Farm in Arundel, ME, for use as feed and fertilizer in their fields. In the summer months when our brewing picks up, they come pick up multiple times a week. This relationship benefits both us and the farm as well as the environment!
Recycling & Compost
We compost our natural waste from the brewing process as well as biodegradable paper products and other natural materials. Local company, Garbage to Garden comes by and picks up our bins for compost fertilizer use around the area.
Renewable Energy
Water is one of the most important thing when it comes to making great beer. Here at 1820 Brewing Company we conserve water as well as energy throughout many stages of the brewing process.
Wind RECs
Back in May we made the switch to 100% wind power! We're using Green-e Energy certified renewable energy certificates that allow us to source wind power from off site turbines. This is just one of many ways 1820 Brewing Co. is becoming more sustainable!
Fun Fact: Wind power is a massively viable opportunity for energy production in Maine. Currently it accounts for 21.06% of all electricity production in the state Maine!