BLOOM, which works actively with Ontario industries to find practical and affordable business solutions that deliver economic, environmental and social benefits, has launched Water & Beer.

It is a practical online platform designed to help craft brewers better manage their water and ingredient use.

The platform is pitched as the ‘go to’ resource for craft brewers that recognize that water management is important for their business, their customers and their communities.

BLOOM developed Water & Beer in collaboration with Ontario Craft Brewers, individual craft breweries, government agencies, and technology and solution providers.

The company explained: “Ontario craft brewers who pride themselves on making all natural beers without additives or preservatives understand the value of good clean water. They also recognize the importance of being environmental stewards and adopting sustainable water use practices within their operations.

“Water use and wastewater management can present craft brewers with environmental and economic challenges. Successful solutions to those challenges start with an understanding of the Ins, Outs and In-Betweens of good water management.”

Michael Fagan, senior VP of BLOOM, added that improved water management practices begin when a craft brewer understands the Ins, Outs and In-Betweens of production and cleaning.

“If a craft brewery loses sight of this, they can spend valuable time and money applying band-aid and ‘end of pipe’ approaches to address the symptoms rather than fixing the problems upstream,” he said. “By taking some progressive steps early, craft breweries can reduce operational headaches and a whole lot of pain later. It’s that clean and simple.”