SPECIAL MENTION: With the creation of Epic OneWater Brew, water recycling company Epic Cleantec demonstrated that greywater recycled from showers, laundry, and sinks can make good beer. The company used water drawn from the apartment building in San Francisco where it installed the first greywater recycling system in the city, sanitized it, and created what is likely the first commercial beer made from recycled water.
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