Any dog biscuit recipes using spent grain?

Rdracera1 · 04-24-2007, 01:12 AM

I'm looking for something to do with all of my spent grains. I've heard of people making dog biscuits out of it. Anyone have a recipe?

ColoradoXJ13 · 04-24-2007, 01:16 AM

there really isn't anything nutritional or good for your dog in there, its all filler...same crap that comes in cheap dog food.

JimC · 04-24-2007, 01:19 AM

Compost it.

**olllllo** · 04-24-2007, 01:20 AM

While I agree that there is no nutritional benefit, three questions come to mind.
1) Is there anything detrimental about it?
2) Will the dog eat it?
3) What will it do to his poop?

**Dude** · 04-24-2007, 01:27 AM

I've done it.

These turned out well because my dogs devoured them.

Just make sure you thoroughly dry them...they will mold if they have any moisture in them.

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3 cups flour
3 cups spent grain
1 cup cornmeal
1 stick butter
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup of water with 3 buillion cubes disolved
more flour to get the right consistency

roll out and use a pizza cutter to make pieces
bake at 350 for about 45 minutes to an hour or until hard biscuit like

**Yooper** · 04-24-2007, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dude

I've done it.

These turned out well because my dogs devoured them.

Just make sure you thoroughly dry them...they will mold if they have any moisture in them.

That looks great. Thanks, Dude.

Edit- I mean for my DOG.

homebrewer_99 · 04-24-2007, 02:20 AM

Reminds me of the Beneful commercial where they put carrots and grains into the dog food...last time I checked dogs were carnivores, not vegetatians...

(Psst...they don't have flat molars for crushing veggies/grains...)

WOP31 · 04-24-2007, 02:48 AM

I feed my dog spent grains and he loves them, i just mix it in with his regular food, he thinks that the is getting a treat or something. doesn't seem to mess with his poop too much but, then again, I have never really check to see if it did. I will usually fill a zip lock bag and referidgerate it and it will last untill I brew again. The rest I till into the compst heap.

ColoradoXJ13 · 04-24-2007, 03:15 AM

I dunno, my dog will eat poop too if I fed it to him...doesn't mean it is good or had any nutritional value to him. Would you eat your spent grains (other than a small amount in bread or something)? They are fiber, they will make you poo. My dog doesn't have any problems with that.

WOP31 · 04-24-2007, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ColoradoXJ13

I dunno, my dog will eat poop too if I fed it to him...doesn't mean it is good or had any nutritional value to him. Would you eat your spent grains (other than a small amount in bread or something)? They are fiber, they will make you poo. My dog doesn't have any problems with that.

I agree it has no real nutritional value, but it's better then giving them crappy proccessed treats. and it makes him happy, just my opinion though. I like the idea of making treats out of the grains I think that I will give that a shot.