Best Spent Grain Beer Bread Recipes

SPENT GRAIN BEER BREAD

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I am a homebrewer and brew all grain beer. As a byproduct of mashing 10+ lbs. of grain to make wort for beer, you have 10+ lbs. of grain to use. I hate to dispose of anything, especially food, I wanted to find a good way to use this leftover grain. I use some of the grain for this bread recipe and put the rest into compost for my outdoor plants. Really there is no true combination of grain, I just use whatever I used to brew beer with. It all gets mixed together during the mash so it is never the same blend, but that keeps it interesting!

Provided by M3 Guy

Categories Yeast Breads

Time 1h35m

Yield 1-2 Loaves, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3 cups of spent grain (wet)
1 1/2 cups warm water (~100 F)
1 (1 tablespoon) package dry bakers yeast
1/3 cup sugar (white or brown)
3 -5 cups flour
1 dash salt (optional)

Steps:

Proof yeast in mixture of water and sugar (make a starter). You should see krausen in less than an hour.
Put spent grain in large mixer bowl. Mix in starter, and start adding flour. Keep adding flour until the dough is smooth and no longer sticky. Place dough in a large bowl, cover with a clean towel, and let rise until doubled. Punch down dough, and either:.
A) Split into two loaves and place in greased bread pans.
B) Form into a round loaf and place on cookie sheet with a thin layer of corn meal under the loaf.
Allow loaf(ves) to double in size, bake in 375 F oven 30 to 40 minutes until browned and a long pin, such as a turkey pan, comes out clean after being inserted into the center of the loaf.

SPENT-GRAIN BREAD MACHINE BREAD

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This is a BM recipe using "spent-grain", from brewing. I got it off www.homebrewtalk.com. I'm posting here in case the discussion gets deleted.

Provided by Chef Sean 2

Categories Yeast Breads

Time 3h

Yield 1 Loaf

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 1/8 cups water (or the wort the grain is used to make)
3 cups bread flour (white, wheat or a combination)
1 1/2 tablespoons powdered milk
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons fast rise yeast or 3 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 cup spent grain (or more)

Steps:

Add everything to the Bread machine, in the order listed. (If your grain is particularly wet, you may need to add more flour.).
If your Bread Machine has "Large loaf"and "Dark crust" settings use those. Otherwise, you could just use the machine to mix the dough then bake it in the oven at 350 Degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 20 minutes.
Enjoy with a glass of whatever beer the grain was from.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1749.9, Fat 30.5, SaturatedFat 17.3, Cholesterol 72.7, Sodium 3756.3, Carbohydrate 320, Fiber 12.3, Sugar 31.5, Protein 45.5