Belgian scientists turn urine into beer in new 'From Sewer to Brewer' lager

Some beers taste like piss — but here’s one actually made from it.

Scientists in Belgium — where else? — created their unique brew from urine at a local festival, turning partygoers’ ultimate waste into just another way for them to get wasted.

So like the Lite Beer slogan, it’s less filling and tastes great at the same time.

“We can make the best beer in the world starting from urine,” said Denis De Wilde, a brewer in Ghent, Belgium, who used a special machine to extract clean water from urine and then turn that water into a lager dubbed “From Sewer to Brewer.”

Here’s how it works:

The urine is collected in a tank and heated in a solar-powered boiler. As the water evaporates, it passes through a membrane that filters out the remaining nutrients from the liquid.

“It’s a good illustration of the water cycle,” De Wilde said.

Scientists at the University of Ghent think their machine could provide fertilizing minerals and clean water for people in developing areas where electricity isn’t readily available.

“We’re able to recover fertilizer and drinking water from urine using just a simple process,” said researcher Sebastiaan Derese.

Or you could just make a few beers.

With News Wire Services