Beer Soap

[jezter6]

A buddy of mine saw something about someone who made soap out of spent grains. Said it's very similar to oatmeal soap, which people buy up at craft fairs for like $4 a bar.

Any ideas on how to get a good side biz running to pay for my ingredients?

 

[Orfy]

Human fat can be rendered down with grain to make very good soap.
Do you have any cosmetic clinics in your area?

 

[Tenchiro]

Human fat can be rendered down with grain to make very good soap.
Do you have any cosmetic clinics in your area?

Dude, you aren't supposed to talk about it!

 

[olllllo]

Melt glycol and add some fragrance and rinsed grains.
Reform into bars.

Or go to a bar.

 

[homebrewer_99]

It's another case of misnomer marketing ploy...it's not "beer" soap because there was never any yeast in it...it's just spent-grain soap at best.

 

[Orfy]

It's another case of misnomer marketing ploy...it's not "beer" soap because there was never any yeast in it...it's just spent-grain soap at best.

You could toss in a little trub for protien then it would be beer soap.

 

[homebrewer_99]

You could toss in a little trub for protien then it would be beer soap.

I can see the marketeers slogan...Trub-a-Dub-Dub...

 

[Orfy]

LOL..12345

 

[Nurmey]

Melt glycol and add some fragrance and rinsed grains.
Reform into bars.

Or go to a bar.

I'm exceptionally impressed you knew that!

 

[Hyoscine]

Maybe a skin cream could be doable? I work on a burns ward, we get through loads of oat based creams and gels. Something called oat beta-glucan is apparently awesome for the skin. Wikipedia recons beta-glucans are in some yeasts too. Seems like we should be rolling around in whatever we dont drink.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-glucan

 

[Jester4176]

Coincidentally...my mom just got back off a 2 week trip through the country and brought me a bar of it. It's Oatmeal Stout Beer Soap made by Milwaukee Beer Soap. Here's their myspace page:

www.myspace.com/milwaukeebeersoap

The bar of soap came with a small flyer describing the soap. It's made from freshly brewed beer...not old skunk beer. Each bar is approximately 25% beer, but the cold soap-making process removes alcohol and scent from it. It has the spent grains mixed into it and smells great. The flyer also lists the maker as a brewer named Jim Olen, and lists a phone #- 888-214-8370

I'm sure the maker could answer any questions you might have about the process. The bar cost around $5, so if you have the extra time, I'm sure you could make a decent profit off them. Rather than throw out the grains you just brewed with.....re-sell them.

 

[homebrewer_99]

No thanks, I don't need another hobby...

 

[98EXL]

I'm retarded enough I'd do this