Brewer to slash emissions by making beer using a heat pump in UK first

Hepworth in West Sussex replacing boiler with prototype generating 130C steam that could cut fuel costs by 40%An independent brewery in West Sussex is poised to become the first in Britain to make its beer using an ultra-high-temperature heat pump in place of an oil boiler.Hepworth Brewery expects to slash the emissions from wort boiling - an essential step in beer making to extract flavour - by using a heat pump that can produce steam at a temperature of up to 130C. Continue reading...