dontman
Well-Known Member
Yesterday when I was outside doing my boil I was idly watching my huge pile of over 100 lbs of spent grains from prior batches in the back of my yard.
I started thinking about it when I saw a male and female Cardinal feeding on the pile.
I am curious. Shouldn't my grains be depleted of all nutrition from mash conversion and rinsing?
I hear plenty about people using this grain for dog treats and bread and whatnot. But it seems as though the mashing and rinsing process should have removed 90%+ of the nutritional value from these grains. If I'm doing my job properly that is.
The birds seem to understand what I'm talking about because they rarely feed on this huge pile of free food and I have a large bird population in my back yard.
Anyway, these are the types of thing I think about while watching my wort boil.
I started thinking about it when I saw a male and female Cardinal feeding on the pile.
I am curious. Shouldn't my grains be depleted of all nutrition from mash conversion and rinsing?
I hear plenty about people using this grain for dog treats and bread and whatnot. But it seems as though the mashing and rinsing process should have removed 90%+ of the nutritional value from these grains. If I'm doing my job properly that is.
The birds seem to understand what I'm talking about because they rarely feed on this huge pile of free food and I have a large bird population in my back yard.
Anyway, these are the types of thing I think about while watching my wort boil.