Brewsci.com

In a blog post directed to me by Brewsci.com’s invaluable CTO, Gizmodo reports that the Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, California is installing a system developed by EFuel that can turn sugar, water, and yeast into a high grade biofuel coined “ethanol”, through processes called fermentation and distilling (Is it just me or did this company sell something to Sierra Nevada that they already have?). This system, called the EFuel100 MicroFueler, will take the millions of gallons of discarded yeast from the brewery and use it in combination with sugar which is relatively cheap and produce a biofuel that will cost about $1 a gallon. The best part of the EFuel100 MicroFueler is that it can take the old unsold beer from the brewery and convert it to a usable energy source. Furthermore, considering that Sierra Nevada’s Brewery is found close to the campus of Chico State University a walk through a frat house following a thirsty Thursday house party should yield the end of global warming.

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