As home brewers know, making beer is quite a lengthy process. There is a lot of waiting for the liquid to 'do its thing.' After the steeping process (which looks like your are making a giant batch of tea) you are left with a ton of byproduct made up of whatever grains were used. If we make a full batch of beer (5 gallon bucket size) we end up with about a pound and a half of wet grain left over. Don't throw this grain out! Try making spent grain bars!
My husband first found this recipe on the blog Flying on Jess Fuel. She first used their spent grains to make dog biscuits then advanced into making what closely resembles granola bars. The other nice thing is if you aren't ready to use the spent grain right away you can put it in a Ziploc and freeze the grains until you're ready.
We follow this recipe pretty closely but what is great is you can really add whatever you wish or have around the house! We usually add almonds, and dried cranberries. We also don't cook them quite as long as her recipe calls for, which makes ours chewier and not hard.
They sure go fast around our house and the dog knows she always gets the last bite! On a personal note, these suckers are full of fiber making us (and the dog) very ummm...regular.
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