{"id":52598,"date":"2025-11-26T05:51:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T05:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/52598\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T05:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T05:51:19","slug":"san-francisco-startup-brews-beer-from-recycled-shower-and-laundry-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/52598\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco startup brews beer from recycled shower and laundry water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A San Francisco startup is putting a new spin on the shower beat \u2026 serving up a cold one from recycled shower and laundry water.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/epiccleantec.com\/recycled-water-beers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Epic Cleantec<\/a>, a cleantech firm specializing in on-site wastewater purification, has launched two brews crafted from recycled graywater, the San Francisco Business Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>The lineup includes the \u201cShower Hour IPA,\u201d a crisp, juicy take on the classic IPA, and the \u201cLaundry Club K\u00f6lsch,\u201d a light, smooth golden ale. Both are brewed with water captured from residential buildings and purified until, as the company claims, it\u2019s \u201cbetter than tap water in most cities in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese beers aren\u2019t a gimmick. They\u2019re brewed with purpose, using ultra-clean recycled water and premium sustainable ingredients,\u201d the company said on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j-uY2ig_iJ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37767068\" width=\"733\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/two-new-varieties-beers-created-116206625.jpg\" alt=\"A &quot;Shower Hour IPA&quot; beer can with a rubber duck on top, moving on a conveyor belt.\" class=\"wp-image-37767068\" style=\"width:733px;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\"  \/>A \u201cShower Hour IPA\u201d beer can with a rubber duck on top, moving on a conveyor belt. YouTube\/Epic Cleantec<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37767066\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/two-new-varieties-beers-created-116206627.jpg\" alt=\"Two beer cans, &quot;Shower Hour IPA&quot; and &quot;Laundry Club K\u00f6lsch,&quot; made from recycled water, with a rubber duck in front and a person holding a glass of beer in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-37767066\"  \/>Two new varieties of beers created through a partnership of Epic Cleantec and Devil\u2019s Canyon Brewing Company.\u0092 YouTube\/Epic Cleantec<\/p>\n<p>Epic\u2019s core business is installing high-tech purification systems in major commercial buildings \u2014 Salesforce Tower among them, but the startup is betting its beer can help change public perception about drinking recycled wastewater.<\/p>\n<p>Epic plans to churn out 250,000 cans next year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/2025\/11\/20\/epic-cleantec-shower-beer-wastewater-recycling.html?ana=giftarticle&amp;utm_campaign=giftarticle&amp;csrc=6452&amp;gift_article_id=58448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Business Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company partnered with Devil\u2019s Canyon Brewing Company in San Carlos and is ramping up thousands of cans for retail distribution. The beers are available <a href=\"https:\/\/devilscanyon.square.site\/shop\/recycled-water-beers\/J4BCHULMT4ELUAVLV4IIWEIJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">online now<\/a> and will soon hit shelves at BevMo, Total Wine &amp; More and Bianchini\u2019s Market, the paper reported.<\/p>\n<p>Bottoms up, and maybe don\u2019t think too hard about where your beer was before it was canned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A San Francisco startup is putting a new spin on the shower beat \u2026 serving up a cold&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[8978,2136,9,11,10,58,6524],"class_list":{"0":"post-52598","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-beer","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-news","13":"tag-us-news","14":"tag-water"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}