Draining and disposing of spent grains

[Airborneguy]

That’s why I’ve been putting it off.

 

[wstumper]

you can only make so much spent grain flour and dog treats! Summer temperatures and rotting grain in the bin can lead to nasties, last summer I noticed a lot of birds by my trash cans... turns out they were eating maggots, at nightfall an army of maggots marched on my driveway. There were flies for weeks!

Possibly soldier fly larvae, not maggots? I get these in my compost. Attracted to wet grain and decaying vegetable material. Chickens love soldier fly larvae more than spent grains! The flies do not bite. They remind me of trilobites...

 

[leedspointbrew]

Since beer tends to add to our waistlines, the spent grains can be used in making a low carb high protein granola. I also make yogurt (easy in a one pot) and combined with cholesterol lowering oats, one can have a DIY, healthy and budget lowering breakfast.

While I like the idea of making bread and flour, I know I don't have the will power to resist eating the whole dang loaf in one day. The granola is a better choice for me and require a fraction of the time to make.

What's your method? This is interesting. I've been trying to find a use for my spent grains. Granola never occurred to me.

 

[NSMikeD]

What's your method? This is interesting. I've been trying to find a use for my spent grains. Granola never occurred to me.

I was making my own standard granola here and there until I came across a recipe from BYO which incorporated spent grain.
From BYO:

Spent Grain Granola​

This was the very first recipe I made using spent grain. I make this one frequently and because this recipe is quite flexible, I sometimes vary the ingredients based on what I have on hand in my pantry. The variety of nuts and dried fruit can change from batch-to-batch. You can also add in a ½ cup of whatever seeds (pumpkin or sunflower work well) you have on hand but this is totally optional. I like my granola loose as opposed to packed-tightly into bars or clusters but you could certainly apply some pressure to the granola mix while it’s on the sheet tray before baking to promote the formation of clusters. The spent grain used for this recipe doesn’t even need to be milled, you can use it whole.

Ingredients
1 1⁄2 cups spent grain, dried and un-milled (I recommend using spent grain from a lighter beer that doesn’t contain roasted malt)
1 1⁄2 cups rolled oats
1 cup roughly chopped unroasted nuts (I use almonds, pecans, and walnuts)
1 cup coconut flakes, preferably unsweetened
1⁄2 cup roughly chopped dried fruit (I use dried cranberries)
1⁄2 cup olive oil
2⁄3 cup maple syrup
1⁄3 cup brown sugar
1⁄2 tsp. Kosher salt
1⁄2 tsp. cinnamon
1⁄4 tsp. ground cloves
1⁄4 tsp. garam masala (optional)
Pinch of ground nutmeg

Step by step
Preheat oven to 300 °F (150 °C). In a large bowl, using a large spoon, spatula, or your hands, thoroughly combine all of the above ingredients.

Spread the mixture evenly on a half-sheet tray or similar sized sheet. I recommend using something with a lip or edge.

Bake for roughly 50 minutes until the nuts and coconut turn golden-brown in color. Be sure to stir the mixture every 5–10 minutes. Let cool and package in an airtight container or edge.

Bake for roughly 50 minutes until the nuts and coconut turn golden-brown in color. Be sure to stir the mixture every 5–10 minutes. Let cool and package in an airtight container or plastic food-storage bag.



here is link with other uses and recipes

https://byo.com/article/cooking-with-spent-grains/

 

[tennesseean_87]

I use one fo those foldable steamer basket things opened up to let the last bit drain from my bag, then dump that in before the boil ends.