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Eco-gash

Here at Allagash, we try to do things responsibly, for the environment and for our local community. Here's a few things we do to help minimize our impact and help out.

• Every day, we generate over three tons of spent grain from the brewing process. We give this grain to a local beef farmer to feed to his cows. It is high in protein and fiber, the cows love it. This also helps reduce the farmer's feed costs.
  
  
• Another by-product of brewing is used yeast. Rather than dump it to the drain, we harvest it to give to another local farmer who uses it for land applied fertilizer for his fields and added nutrients for his cattle.
  
  
• Anything that does go "down the drain" gets side-streamed into a holding tank, where we can monitor and adjust all process liquids to be within city of Portland specs. Our self monitoring puts less strain on the Portland Water District to maintain our great quality water.
  
  
• We receive 100% of our electrical needs through the purchase of wind power.
  
  
• In 2008 we purchased a bailer and since then, we have been able to recycle 100% of our used plastic and cardboard...up to a ton a month!
  
  
• We are constantly striving to reduce our water usage. Making changes to our process, cleaning regimens and general mindfulness, have put our gallons of water used per gallon of beer produced, well below the national average.