After brewing over the weekend I got to thinking about the waste product - the spent malt.
The pigs don't really like it and it is still full of whole wheat (not to be confused with wholemeal) which is full of fibre.
So after a bit of research on the Internet I have made bread with it.
The first batch was very simple. 33% addition to my standard bread recipe. No blitzing - I added it as it came out of the malt tube.
Result: Nice one. A smidge more texture (nothing like a granary loaf with bits in, which I was keen to avoid). A biscuity improvement in the taste and possibly a slightly lighter bread. The bread yeast has had any remaining mile away, so the only downside is the bread does not taste of beer !! which is of course disappointing.
And of course being an honorary Scotsman - it makes your flour go further - more loaves for your buck!
I have frozen the rest of the batch, so that I could add it to later bakes.
The pigs don't really like it and it is still full of whole wheat (not to be confused with wholemeal) which is full of fibre.
So after a bit of research on the Internet I have made bread with it.
The first batch was very simple. 33% addition to my standard bread recipe. No blitzing - I added it as it came out of the malt tube.
Result: Nice one. A smidge more texture (nothing like a granary loaf with bits in, which I was keen to avoid). A biscuity improvement in the taste and possibly a slightly lighter bread. The bread yeast has had any remaining mile away, so the only downside is the bread does not taste of beer !! which is of course disappointing.
And of course being an honorary Scotsman - it makes your flour go further - more loaves for your buck!
I have frozen the rest of the batch, so that I could add it to later bakes.
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