What can I do with my spent grain after mashing?

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What can I do with my spent grain after mashing?

Jeff L

2019年1月17日 17:29

After brewing a batch of beer, I always end up with ~14 lbs of spent grain that I usually just toss in a pile in the corner of the yard.

Are there better things to do with it (i.e. cooking, baking, etc.), or better ways to get rid of it? Even though I'm using it to make delicious beer, I feel like all that grain is somehow going to waste afterward and that it could be used for something else.

Topic spent-grain all-grain grain mash beer homebrew

Category Mac

gstar · Accepted Answer · 2019年1月17日 17:29

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gstar answered at 2019年1月17日 17:29

I freeze it in small batches and add it to the dough when I'm making whole wheat/multigrain bread.

Michael Shaw · Accepted Answer · 2017年7月15日 13:21

When agricultural workers were supplied with beer during the working day by the farmer's wife, who was also the brewer ( Brewster ), water was added to the spent grains and hops and rebrewed to produce boys' beer for young workers. Sugar may be added to get the o.g. up a little.

Jose Pernia · Accepted Answer · 2016年9月23日 11:54

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Jose Pernia answered at 2016年9月23日 11:54

In Spain we dry it and it opens up a new world of possibilities: WELCOME TO UPCYCLING

Scott P · Accepted Answer · 2016年9月23日 11:51

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Scott P answered at 2016年9月23日 11:51

I've got a buddy in San Diego that makes dog treats out of the spent grain:

Doggie Beer Bones

I thought that was pretty cool!

Amanda · Accepted Answer · 2016年9月23日 11:47

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Amanda answered at 2016年9月23日 11:47

You can make a flour from the grain, and follow any of the recipes listed here: Spent Grain Chef.

Ryan Whitt · Accepted Answer · 2016年3月25日 14:59

all you composters. Add your trub to compost. its a great way to get and keep your compost process going. bugs love food and moisture.

I actually eat some of it like cereal on brew days. Some of it goes in the frig too.

Some honey. Blueberries or other fruit. Warmed milk. Right out of mash, it is still warm.

I compost the rest and share with my neighbors. Each neighbor takes a bucket or so of it during the year to mix into their garden.

Bird feeder... great idea.

Diane Osorio · Accepted Answer · 2015年7月28日 23:43

Do how do I know if it had hops in it? Im a beginner here and getting my first 20 # tomorrow and wanted to make doggy treats and mostly feed all my birds. First time getting spent corn. I go threw a lot of bird seed and wanted some cheaper ways to feed them? And people gave me the idea of spent corn

Quentin · Accepted Answer · 2014年1月3日 01:15

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Quentin answered at 2014年1月3日 01:15

I put mine out around the birdfeeder, they acted like they were at a banquet, it was gone in about two hours. (1 lb from an grain-extract kit)

rossp · Accepted Answer · 2012年1月15日 23:56

Some of mine turns into dog treats using the flour/peanut butter recipe above and she loves it, however it only takes a few cups to make a huge box of treats and since we don't want our dog getting obese I've got plenty of leftovers.

For a long time I've given the remainder of my grain, in plastic buckets, to my grandparents to feed to their Clydesdale horse. He loved it and he "farts like a brewery horse". Unfortunately Joe the Clydesdale is no longer with us, so I've reverted to composting.

In short: dogs, horses and probably cows LOVE spent grain. If they have it uncooked, it needs to be used pretty quickly though because it goes off rather quickly (and attracts rats).

Dustin Rasener · Accepted Answer · 2011年12月8日 22:51

It has been suggested to me that I add my spent grain to the local brewery's or brew pub's spent grain. They apparently have an arrangement with local farmers who can use it. I have not yet contacted them to arrange adding my grain to the pile, but I plan to. Sure beats throwing it away.

mR_fr0g · Accepted Answer · 2011年12月8日 18:10

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mR_fr0g answered at 2011年12月8日 18:10

Our chickens love a bit of spent gain. Although we only have two chickens so we still end up composing most of it.

Greg A. · Accepted Answer · 2011年12月6日 18:53

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Greg A. answered at 2011年12月6日 18:53

You could make granola. Some have praised this recipe or slight variations of it: http://www.healthywithheather.com/2011/07/cinnamon-coconut-crunch-spent-grain-granola/

Grant · Accepted Answer · 2011年12月2日 20:22

If you've got backyard chickens, they love the leftover mash, especially if it's still warm. I'm planning to take some of the mash from my last batch of beer, freeze it in 1-quart freezer bags, and then pull it out and microwave it to feed them on cold mornings.

Simon · Accepted Answer · 2010年11月12日 00:26

My dogs absolutely love spent grain dog biscuits, I use this recipe (originally from here):

4 cups spent grain
4 cups flour
1 cup peanut butter (or oil or pizza sauce)
1 egg

Mix together thoroughly (get your hands in there!), place onto lined baking tray in whatever shapes you like and bake for 30 mins at 350F/180C then reduce heat to around 225F/110C and leave in oven until completely dried out.

NOTE: Hops can be harmful to some breeds of dog, don't use grain that has been first wort hopped for this recipe.

Morgan · Accepted Answer · 2010年11月11日 00:39

Personally I compost it most of the time.

I have used it to make bread, and pizza crust. Typically i just grab maybe 2 cups of it while it's still wet and fresh from the mash, then add the typical ingredients of a wheat bread recipe (milk, butter, etc). I then add enough flour to make the dough ball 'look like dough', then proceed as normal. I'm pretty look and feel with my bread, vs. strictly recipe focused.

For extra effort, you can dry it and mill it in a coffee grinder, and it'll be much more versatile in recipes.

It can be used for cookies!

You can make dog treats, just make sure there aren't hops in there; hops are toxic to some dogs.

Tim · Accepted Answer · 2010年11月11日 00:31

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Tim answered at 2010年11月11日 00:31

Spent grain is great for composting. You probably do not have enough to warrant making some kind of arrangement with a farm to use the spent grain as feed, but that is what many commercial breweries do.

Jeff Roe · Accepted Answer · 2010年11月11日 00:30

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Jeff Roe answered at 2010年11月11日 00:30

Any nearby hobby farms with cows? I understand it makes a fine food for cows.

The deers and/or bears (not sure yet exactly which) that pass through my yard seem to enjoy it.

What can I do with my spent grain after mashing?

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