What to do with Spent Grains.

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by Flight0011, Apr 1, 2013.

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  1. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,326) May 21, 2010 Texas
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    could you post that recipe?
     
  2. kdb150

    kdb150 Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2012 Pennsylvania

    How do you make the pizza dough?
     
  3. Reneejane

    Reneejane Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2004 Illinois

    I compost, but, I'm watching this thread to see if there are any good ideas out there. It fills up a composter but fast (high gravity beers though...), I do reuse my wort chiller water, because I take the outflow and use it to fill my carboy with 5 gallons of sanitizer, fiill my 10 gal. mash tun with wash water and another pot with wash water, and I use camp soap to wash out them if I do the wash outside, that nicely recycles water.
     
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  4. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    I know that some people are fortunate enough to have their gig set up in their attached garage. They open the garage door while cooking, and when they go to chilling they are able to transfer into a washing machine. There was a video on AG brewing that gave me this idea, but I couldn't find it quickly. I gave up.
     
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  5. ElPadrone

    ElPadrone Initiate (0) Oct 20, 2009 Texas

    Dog Biscuits for sure, a little spent grain and some peanut butter baked on really low heat to let them dry out, the dogs go nuts!!
     
  6. Flight0011

    Flight0011 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2013 Washington

    Seeing all the responses got the gears spinning. Im thinking of a spent grain dough using a harvested yeast from a recient batch of beer, although I dont know weather I would make a bread or a pizza out of it... Besides that I just use my chiller water to water the garden and the lawn
     
  7. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    Compost pile. There is a male pheasant that hangs around in the winter; he occasionally gets in the pile and chows down.
     
  8. Reneejane

    Reneejane Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2004 Illinois

    Beer yeast vs bread yeast is incredibly slow, so it might take days to rise dough.
     
  9. cracker

    cracker Pundit (893) May 2, 2004 Pennsylvania

    I just toss it in my neighbor's yard...
     
  10. basscram

    basscram Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2006 Maine
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    put em in the backyard with my dogs where there is dirt. They eat the spent grains. When I'm done brewing I tell the dogs " Eat your barley!" They sure nuff do cause the next day you know what happens :slight_smile: when cleanup time happens. It's animal feed.
     
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  11. oregonskibum

    oregonskibum Initiate (0) Mar 14, 2009 Oregon

    Just a warning to be careful about how many biscuits you give your dog. We did the same thing - once. After a couple days of having 1-2 biscuits per day, our dog got terrible constipation. According to our vet, too much grain in a dog's diet can cause this problem.

    All my spent grain goes into the compost pile.
     
  12. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,301) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    I once tasted my spent grains and to be honest I've chewed wallpaper with more flavour.If you're getting anything like reasonable extraction then by definition there won't be much left.They aren't termed "spent grains" for nothing!
    Good for compost or animal feed , that's all.
     
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  13. honkey

    honkey Maven (1,326) Aug 28, 2010 Arizona
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    Dogs don't actually get nutrients from grain. It is used as a filler in cheap dog foods. I stay away from grains completely for my dog. She eats a raw meat diet.
     
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