Whisky for the Environment

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9/16/2011 11:45:23 AM
by Keith Goetzman

Whisky fuels lots of things—rebellions, country and western songs, and Shane MacGowan, to name just a few. Now it’s going to power 9,000 homes in Scotland.

More specifically, whisky byproducts are going to power the homes, in the distillery-rich region of Speyside, by helping to fuel a local biomass energy plant.

“Waste products from around 16 of the area’s 50 distilleries will be used at the site, including well-known brands such as Glenlivet, Chivas Regal, Macallan, and Famous Grouse,” the Guardian reports.

Spent grains from the whisky distilling process, known as draff, will be burned along with wood to create electricity at the combined heat and power (CHP) plant. Another byproduct, a high-protein liquid residue called pot ale, will be made into a syrup for animal feed—which will be conveniently made at a plant next door.



Read more: http://www.utne.com/Wild-Green/Whisky-for-the-Environment.aspx

[aquart]

1. Would that work for Kentucky bourbon?

[SpoonFed]

2. As far as I know...

Kentucky bourbon is good fer nuttin'.

18yo Macallan on the other hand, has some wonderful uses.

[aquart]

5. You never had my mom's bourbon sweet potatoes, then.

Which, btw, don't work at all with ordinary whiskey.

[SpoonFed]

6. Citation (er... recipe) required. n/t

[phantom power]

3. Very well

[DCKit]

4. Oh, Yay.

But wouldn't it be better used as livestock feed?

What a waste.