Spent Grains

[NickTheGreat]

I dump mine in my compost pile as well. Someday I'll get around to making a proper compost bin setup.

 

[NickTheGreat]

I dump mine in my compost pile as well. Someday I'll get around to making a proper compost bin setup.

 

[Cadrian]

I have a couple friends with chickens.... I just give them a call, they happy to pick up.

 

[johnmac22]

Not sure if this recipe has been shared already but I use this one and the dogs go nuts for them. They literally have no interest in any of the store bought treats we still have.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/spent-grain-make-your-best-friend-cookies-87097/

 

[fletchergsmith]

My chickens don't care for it. So I just dig a shallow hole and cover them with dirt, after a few weeks it's full of red worms. I spread about half of it over the garden and add the new spent grain and cover with dirt again.

Beats me why my chickens don't like it, just spoiled I guess.


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[Temptd2]

I measure out 8 oz. into some sandwich baggies, then freeze. I add those to my whole wheat bread machine bread.

KOTC had a GREAT idea, why not add some to ground meat? So we did that earlier this week - I added 4 oz. to a pound of ground bison, shaped into 4 big flat patties, put grated cheese and bacon bits on two of the patties, topped with the final two; pinched the edges, reshaped, and grilled those suckas. The burgers were so good with the spent grains that we repeated it the next night, only using ground elk instead of bison.

Next time I make meatloaf I'm gonna use the spent grains in there too!

Whatever I don't bag up, I have two friends who have chickens that love them. I generally get some fresh eggs in exchange!

I've also dehydrated them and then ground into a flour, but wasn't thrilled with my results from baking with it.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

How do people deal with the hulls when they grind grain into flour? Is there a technique or do you all just let it ride with the hulls?

 

[Temptd2]

It's not an issue at all if it's ground up finely enough. I use a Vitamix blender which just whirs everything into a fine powder.

 

[danorocks17]

I compost mine

 

[Calichusetts]

How do people deal with the hulls when they grind grain into flour? Is there a technique or do you all just let it ride with the hulls?

I actually enjoy the texture more. I think it really helps in pizza, especially the crust

 

[ong]

I doubled the pretzel bun recipe to make'em big enough for pit BBQ'd burgers. I also used lighter colored spent grains then they did;

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They came out chewy like soft,warm Bavarian pretzels. Sprinkled sea salt on top.

Those look fantastic!



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[unionrdr]

Thanks. They're chewy/springy too. They don't crush like regular buns do.

 

[catdaddy66]

My dogs don't like the dog treats from the grains but my hens and the wildlife (deer, rabbits etc) love them!


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