What do you do with your used grain? ?

[spiderwrangler]

Yes, you wouldn't want to use hopped grains for dog treats. Unless you are feeding your dogs all meat, they are likely eating grains... the majority of commercial pet foods are grain based.

[snowcapt]

Doggie treats huh?

I'm not a fan of this. Dog's are not meant to eat grain, processed or not. On top of that, if you are hopping the mash you are feeding your dog something toxic to it.

I prefer to mix it in with fresh manure when it comes in and throw it in my garden.

If you want to get right down to it, wolves should have never been bred and domesticated into dogs. Stupid humans....
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/d ... 101.1.html

[Blkandrust]

Bread....lots and lots of bread!!

[Jase]

I will be baking bread with my next batch, just brewed 4 batches in two days and didn't really feel like saving any grain, so I gave all of that to friend's chickens.

[Gridiron Brewer]

Compost pile.

[BarefootLion]

Hey idea here.

Next batch is probably a Berliner Weisse(would have been mashed today but I'm lazy). What about the grain from the sour mash, does it keep that tartness, can it make a good bread?

[Inodoro Pereyra]

On top of that, if you are hopping the mash you are feeding your dog something toxic to it.

How come? I'm an uber rookie when it comes to brewing, but, aren't you supposed to hop the wort, AFTER getting rid of the grain?

[scotchpine]

On top of that, if you are hopping the mash you are feeding your dog something toxic to it.

How come? I'm an uber rookie when it comes to brewing, but, aren't you supposed to hop the wort, AFTER getting rid of the grain?

Hops are toxic to dogs. Yes you usually hop in the boil but you can hop in the mash, kinda like a pre first wort hop addition. I did that for the first time in my last batch and it turned out great, an APA. I've read about some company selling spent grain energy bars. I guess I could add some nuts and dried fruit and honey to my spent grains and make these. I think I'd rather spend my spare time focusing on planning, brewing and drinking more homebrew instead. I still throw all mine in the compost pile. The racoons and skunks love me.