Do you use your spent grains?

[Waldo]

I did the compost thing, now I have a big stinky pile of crud in the back yard. I tried spreading them in the flower gardens around the house all it did was attract mice. I'd dump them in the local hunting habbitat but the DNR would probably arrest me for illegal dumping. So from now on they get a ride to the county landfill in the big white garbage truck, of all the stuff I put in the garbage my spent grains are possibly the least offensive and acutually good for the dump.

 

[homebrewer_99]

They're nothing compared to the raccoons! I jumped a foot off the ground when one popped the top off my neighbors garbage can and jumped out one day while I was in the backyard! After that, I started placing a heavy brick on the lid of my garbage bin.

Another time I was sitting in my den, watching TV in the middle of the afternoon, when I saw one walking down the sidewalk in front of my house like he was a damned Jehovah's Witness or something!

I guess the fact that it was wearing a tie gave it away, huh?

If I used a lot of grains I would re-use them to make a batch of BMC!!!

 

[onecolumbyte]

I'm gonna put mine in the redworm bin the wife's all excited about. 'Course I have to build it first...

 

[zoebisch01]

I'm gonna put mine in the redworm bin the wife's all excited about. 'Course I have to build it first...

Lol, my vermicomposter is two of those plastic totes, on sits inside the other. If you did steepings they could probably keep up, but a full spent AG mash would take a BIG bin. They are indeed cool nontheless. I like listening to them eat. Kinda cool.

 

[zoebisch01]

I did the compost thing, now I have a big stinky pile of crud in the back yard.

If you do a hot composting method you should be able to turn it around in under 2 months. You do have to turn it often though during the inital phases especially. Cold composting takes a looooong time.

 

[Pedro-]

I use them around deer season in my front yard.

...BANG!...

venison and spent grain stew for dinner tonight hun.

 

[BierMuncher]

Small garden and at 1 AG batch a weekend, I have way too much so unfortunately it's into the garage dumptser.

But boy, does my garage smell nice all the time.

 

[stale]

better make sure trash day comes before they turn. the smell is nasty!!!

 

[EdWort]

better make sure trash day comes before they turn. the smell is nasty!!!

I bet. Good thing mine are gone before the next morning.

 

[HenryHill]

My local micro sells them to a farmer.

 

[CBBaron]

My local micro sells them to a farmer.

I've heard that spent brewers grains are excellent fodder for most livestock. After seeing what mine look like I believe it.
I intend to compost my spent grains. A hot compost pile turned regularly should make short work of the grains in 1-2 months. The compost will be denser than the original grains so I think 10-12 lbs every week will produce 25-50 lbs of compost a month. Thats only a small bag from the garden center. My small lot could handle and love that amount of compost.
Craig

 

[Yooper]

Mine go into the compost, too. Unless it's near or in deer season. Then they go in my bait pile.

 

[debtman7]

Here's what I found the other day:



You don't get too many small woodland creature in the suburbs...

 

[Biermann]

I dump em outside my back deck by my garage, next to the timber. So far wildlife stays away from em.

Today, my German Shepherd ran through a pile of spent grain, and unleashed one of the nastiest smells I've experienced in at least 24 hours.

 

[Yeast Infection]

Here's what I found the other day:



You don't get too many small woodland creature in the suburbs...

what the hell is that.....its like my childish night mares have come true

 

[Biermann]

what the hell is that.....its like my childish night mares have come true

Nothing a 12 gauge won't cure.

 

[debtman7]

what the hell is that.....its like my childish night mares have come true

That would be an Opossum, the only marsupial native to north america. Pretty common around here, but not usually in the suburbs...

 

[Yeast Infection]

I guess i've never really seen an Opossum...i dont know what to tell ya

but....that picture is the best reply to this post so far

 

[CBBaron]

Not sure about your suburbs but our neighborhood has its share of opossums, raccoons, skunks, deer, and other varmints. This is in an inner ring suburb of Cleveland. But the profusion of wildlife is the reason my compost pile is one of those plastic compost bins mostly resistant to intrusions.

The opossums are a shy nocturnal creature that is not seen alive that often but based on the road kill there is good evidence they are quite common. Skunks and raccoons are much more brazen and the suburban variety tend to almost ignore humans.
Craig

 

[suedagardener]

ok, you are pretty close to me (I live in Angels). If you have, or know of anyone with spent grains, can you send them my way? i have pigs that are in need???

sue