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Offline denny

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Re: Stale Grain?
« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2022, 02:31:03 pm »
"Didn’t the birds already eat it? :)
Ha! No, my wife put a small amount in one of her bird feeders. They have not touched it. I have about one pound (+/-) left."

I've had similar experience. Animals don't want the spent grain. That's why I now use my spend grain for making bread, pretzels or as fertilizer, mulch in the garden.

my chickens and the deer love spent grain so much I have limit how much they get
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Re: Stale Grain?
« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2022, 04:08:59 pm »
"Didn’t the birds already eat it? :)
Ha! No, my wife put a small amount in one of her bird feeders. They have not touched it. I have about one pound (+/-) left."

I've had similar experience. Animals don't want the spent grain. That's why I now use my spend grain for making bread, pretzels or as fertilizer, mulch in the garden.

my chickens and the deer love spent grain so much I have limit how much they get
Distiller's grain is a byproduct of commercial ethanol production and is considered a good animal feed. From https://www.iowacorn.org/corn-uses/livestock/distillers-grains:

Distillers grains are a co-product of the ethanol production process and a great, low cost alternative feed ingredient that continues to be produced in large quantities by the dry-grind fuel ethanol industry. They are rich in the protein, fat, minerals and vitamins that animals need, making them a popular feed ingredient for livestock and poultry diets.
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Re: Stale Grain?
« Reply #17 on: September 12, 2022, 05:00:19 am »
"Didn’t the birds already eat it? :)
Ha! No, my wife put a small amount in one of her bird feeders. They have not touched it. I have about one pound (+/-) left."

I've had similar experience. Animals don't want the spent grain. That's why I now use my spend grain for making bread, pretzels or as fertilizer, mulch in the garden.

my chickens and the deer love spent grain so much I have limit how much they get
Distiller's grain is a byproduct of commercial ethanol production and is considered a good animal feed. From https://www.iowacorn.org/corn-uses/livestock/distillers-grains:

Distillers grains are a co-product of the ethanol production process and a great, low cost alternative feed ingredient that continues to be produced in large quantities by the dry-grind fuel ethanol industry. They are rich in the protein, fat, minerals and vitamins that animals need, making them a popular feed ingredient for livestock and poultry diets.

https://redrockbrewing.com/craftybeergirls/2018/07/23/spent-grain-dog-treats/

Never made this particular recipe. Take note temp reduced to 225.

Any cookie cutters would do, or just roll them in small balls and mash flat.
Amount of flour would vary, depending on how wet the spent grains are.

« Last Edit: September 12, 2022, 07:39:14 am by Fire Rooster »

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Re: Stale Grain?
« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2024, 07:20:28 am »

https://redrockbrewing.com/craftybeergirls/2018/07/23/spent-grain-dog-treats/

Never made this particular recipe. Take note temp reduced to 225.

Any cookie cutters would do, or just roll them in small balls and mash flat.
Amount of flour would vary, depending on how wet the spent grains are.


I make cookies using this recipe all the time for my dog and the neighborhood dogs. One neighborhood pug has to be dragged past my house, he knows where the cookies are. The recipe is easy and the dogs love them. After I brew I save 8 cups of spent grain in 1 gallon freezer zip locks and freeze the grains for later. Each bag makes two batches of cookies. Works great.
I roll the dough out flat and cut it into squares with a pizza cutter. Easy peasy quick and dirty. I've never had a dog refuse a cookie because it wasn't in the shape of a bone  ;D
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Re: Stale Grain?
« Reply #19 on: July 03, 2024, 01:26:28 pm »
I understand some make dogbones from spent grain. Dang, sorry, but I don't have the reference or url.