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| Its makers joke that it is the best thing since sliced bread, as the first UK-produced beer made from discarded crusts and unsold loaves launches this weekend. | |
| Toast ale, made entirely from surplus bread that would otherwise by thrown away by bakeries, delicatessens and supermarkets is the brainchild of Tristram Stuart – who has linked up with Hackney Brewery to produce the new ale. | Toast ale, made entirely from surplus bread that would otherwise by thrown away by bakeries, delicatessens and supermarkets is the brainchild of Tristram Stuart – who has linked up with Hackney Brewery to produce the new ale. |
| Stuart, founder of the charity Feedback, which campaigns to end food waste, was inspired to use bread to make beer by a Belgian brewer who follows the same process and wants the model to inspire the UK’s burgeoning home brewing community to make their own versions | Stuart, founder of the charity Feedback, which campaigns to end food waste, was inspired to use bread to make beer by a Belgian brewer who follows the same process and wants the model to inspire the UK’s burgeoning home brewing community to make their own versions |
| Stuart hopes Toast ale will help to offset the 24m slices of bread currently thrown away every day by UK households. According to official UK figures, every year about 15m tonnes of food is wasted – at home and in the commercial sector – with bread the most wasted item of food. | |
| “Tackling the global issue of food waste has taken me all over the world,” said Stuart. “We hope to eventually put ourselves out of business. The day there’s no waste bread is the day Toast ale can no longer exist.” | “Tackling the global issue of food waste has taken me all over the world,” said Stuart. “We hope to eventually put ourselves out of business. The day there’s no waste bread is the day Toast ale can no longer exist.” |
| The beer is made when surplus bread is sliced and mashed to make breadcrumbs, then toasted and brewed with malted barley, hops and yeast to make a quality pale ale with a distinctive taste. The toasted bread adds caramel notes that balance the bitter hops, giving a malty taste similar to amber ales. | The beer is made when surplus bread is sliced and mashed to make breadcrumbs, then toasted and brewed with malted barley, hops and yeast to make a quality pale ale with a distinctive taste. The toasted bread adds caramel notes that balance the bitter hops, giving a malty taste similar to amber ales. |
| Each 330ml bottle of Toast uses one slice of surplus bread and all profits will go straight to Feedback. Stuart has just been named at the World Economic Forum in Davos as one of 30 leaders to inspire ambition and mobilise action to reduce food loss and waste globally. | Each 330ml bottle of Toast uses one slice of surplus bread and all profits will go straight to Feedback. Stuart has just been named at the World Economic Forum in Davos as one of 30 leaders to inspire ambition and mobilise action to reduce food loss and waste globally. |
| In a survey commissioned by Love Food Hate Waste, just under half of adults (49%) said they eat bread every day, with 38% buying two loaves a week. But the survey also found that 18% admitted to throwing away a loaf before opening it, while a quarter admitted to discarding bread before reaching the end of the loaf. | In a survey commissioned by Love Food Hate Waste, just under half of adults (49%) said they eat bread every day, with 38% buying two loaves a week. But the survey also found that 18% admitted to throwing away a loaf before opening it, while a quarter admitted to discarding bread before reaching the end of the loaf. |
| Related: Produced but never eaten: a visual guide to food waste | Related: Produced but never eaten: a visual guide to food waste |
| Jon Swain, co-founder of Hackney Brewery, said: “The important thing for us, as brewers, was to create a beer that tasted good and stood up against other craft beers. We worked hard to brew a beer that wasn’t just a fad but something that people could enjoy time after time and would have a significant impact.” | Jon Swain, co-founder of Hackney Brewery, said: “The important thing for us, as brewers, was to create a beer that tasted good and stood up against other craft beers. We worked hard to brew a beer that wasn’t just a fad but something that people could enjoy time after time and would have a significant impact.” |
| Greg Hughes, director of Brew UK, which every year invites home brewers to enter a national competition for the best and most innovative new beer, welcomed the initiative: “This seems like a great idea. There are lots of different flavours and ingredients from artisan breads and it seems like an excellent and potentially very creative way of using up a staple item that most people will have in their bread bin.” | Greg Hughes, director of Brew UK, which every year invites home brewers to enter a national competition for the best and most innovative new beer, welcomed the initiative: “This seems like a great idea. There are lots of different flavours and ingredients from artisan breads and it seems like an excellent and potentially very creative way of using up a staple item that most people will have in their bread bin.” |
| The move follows other, limited, attempts to use food waste in a productive way in the drinks sector. The supermarket Waitrose last year used windfall apples from English orchards to create a cider, while the award-winning Chase potato vodka was famously created from the peelings of the Tyrrells crisps brand. The company also makes a marmalade vodka that uses up orange peel supplied by a farmer in Seville. | The move follows other, limited, attempts to use food waste in a productive way in the drinks sector. The supermarket Waitrose last year used windfall apples from English orchards to create a cider, while the award-winning Chase potato vodka was famously created from the peelings of the Tyrrells crisps brand. The company also makes a marmalade vodka that uses up orange peel supplied by a farmer in Seville. |
| Toast ale is available to buy at £3 a bottle and will available from craft ale retailers, pubs, bars and restaurants. |