Dog Beer biscuits from spent grain

With each brew, we always think about the spent grain and how we could make better use of it. We don’t live close to any farms for donation but we do have dogs and we have heard about making dog biscuits with spent grain. We have researched and discussed it with our friends and fellow brewers. It seems the same thoughts have been the topic of discussion with many brewers. We searched the internet and saw a few recipes that others have tried and the one we went with was from, Http://Passionforthepint.com . They had a simple recipe and we just had to try it.

• 4 cups spent grain that has not seen hops
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 eggs
• Mix all the ingredients in a bowl or mixer.
• Spread the mixture on a 12 ¾ x 9 x 2 pan, and press it until it was about an inch thick.
• In the oven, bake them at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. After that, break the treats apart.
• Cut the mixture with a knife, shaping rectangle treats.
• Reduce the heat to 225 degrees and bake them on a cook sheet for four and a half hours. Hers were a little thicker, so they took longer. If you make them a little thinner, they could be done in about three hours.
• Make sure you bake them until the treats are completely dried out. The author of the original article warns that if they aren’t totally dry, they can become moldy.

Changes we made:

• I went with a 15”x 9” x ½” sheet pan and made them ½” thick.
• I cooked them on the reduced 225 degrees for 3 hours.
• I cut them into 1 inch by 1inch squares (I have Small dogs).
• Our dogs love them, and I tried them as well and with a little honey on them they could become a snack for me.

Note: We are going to try to use a food dehydrator for the second step next time.

We did notice that some breweries were grinding down the spent grain and making biscuits and bread as well as using them whole. We will also try this as well as using leftover wort (no hops) to make up water content within the goods.