Earlier I linked to an article about can and aluminum shortages in the beer business. There’s another one making waves now - CO2. Carbon Dioxide production, which interestingly enough is linked to ethanol production for gasoline, has dropped recently due to covid. As this article in Brewbound details, this puts brewers in another pinch, as CO2 is used throughout breweries for all kinds of things. At the same time, breweries produce a lot of CO2 in the fermentation process. Many larger breweries have recovery systems, which I’m sure they’re really happy about having right now. These systems are expensive though, putting them out of reach for lots of smaller brewers. Hopefully there’s some relief in sight here for brewers. When it rains, it pours, and right now its torrential.