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Spent Grains to Paper

Spent Grains to Paper

Given brewer’s spent grain (BSG) is 80-85% moisture level during the grain out process (its like soup), it will take considerable heat to dry it to 10-15% moisture so it would be shelf stable. We started looking at other processes

Dihan September 8, 2018March 2, 2021 Blog, Building material, Spent grains Read more

Health benefits of Barley

Health benefits of Barley

Barley doesn’t get the attention it deserves as one of the healthiest cereal grains. By adding barley to your breakfast in the form of pancakes, waffles, bread or granola, you can ensure regular bowel movements, healthy heart and keep cholesterol,

Dihan June 6, 2018March 2, 2021 Blog, Food for Humans, Spent grains Read more

List of businesses working with Spent Grains

List of businesses working with Spent Grains

Dihan May 1, 2018March 2, 2021 Animal Feed, Blog, Canada, Food for Humans, Grow Mushroom, Spent grains, USA Read more

Spent Grain Recipes

Spent Grain Recipes

Listing of spent grain based recipes  – we’d love to hear about your experience about making these recipes ! Spent Grain Baked Falafel   Spent Grain Burger Buns Spent Grain and Herb Whole-Wheat Bread Spent Grain Parmesan Cheese Straws Spent

Dihan April 27, 2018November 8, 2022 Blog, Food for Humans, Spent grains Read more

How to make spent grain flour

How to make spent grain flour

Here’s a recipe to make spent grain flour. Let your grain cool completely and then grind it into flour. Use a mill or coffee grinder works well.

Dihan April 21, 2018March 2, 2021 Blog, Food for Humans, Spent grains Read more

Making Spent grain bread

Photo Credit: Gibbs Land Use and Environment Lab

We found several bread-making recipes but here are some tips: Bring the spent grains to a boil before adding them to your dough. That kills off yeast spores that would otherwise WAY overproof your bread. Then rinse in cold water, drain,

Dihan April 21, 2018March 2, 2021 Blog, Food for Humans, Spent grains Read more

Use spent grains as building material

Use spent grains as building material

We’ve wanted to see whether spent grains could be used as filler for building materials. Spent grains as Bricks Today, brick manufacturers are looking to replace polystyrene which provided bricks with enhanced heat-trapping abilities. However, EU restrictions on carbon emissions have

Dihan March 27, 2018March 2, 2021 Blog, Building material, Spent grains Read more

Spent Brewery Yeast Diversion

This is one of the biggest concerns most breweries have – disposing of their bioactive yeast. While its common for breweries to re-use their yeast from previous brewery runs (e.g., re-use 50% from previous run + 50% new yeast), a

Dihan March 22, 2018November 29, 2021 Yeast Read more

Spent grain as cattle feed aka ‘Brew to Moo’

Spent grain as cattle feed aka ‘Brew to Moo’

Traditionally, BSG is mainly used as cattle feed. It should be considered as a lower cost, rich in protein, lipids and fiber supplement, not a complete feed replacement. How does it taste? Majority of the sweetness of beer has been drained

Dihan March 6, 2018March 2, 2021 Animal Feed, Spent grains Read more

Chemical composition of spent grains

Chemical composition of spent grains

The main components of Brewer’s spent grains are cellulose, hemicellulose, i.e. arabinoxylan, lignin, protein, lipids, and low molecular weight phenolic compounds Image credit New Food Magazine

Dihan March 6, 2018February 16, 2021 Animal Feed, Food for Humans, Spent grains Read more
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