My wife needed 10lbs of wheat bran for her horse. Feed store only had 40lb bags.
What can I do with it? I saw one recipe for a mash that uses half a pound per 5 gallons for a vodka wash.
Are there any convertible starches in wheat bran? If there are, I do have some malted barley.
When I do searches, I pretty much just come up with the "All Bran Recipe" thread.
Thanks,
Greg
What to do with 30lbs of Wheat Bran
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Re: What to do with 30lbs of Wheat Bran
Wheat bran is the husk, which is mostly protein. If there's any starch left it'll be minimal. Unless you can find a protein-munching yeast, the best option might be to make breakfast cereal and sell it as an artisanal product, and use the money to buy more barley!
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That is what I was afraid of. oh well. Thanks for chiming in.
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Re: What to do with 30lbs of Wheat Bran
ScienceDirect.com lists wheat bran as being 45% non-starch polysaccharides (dietary fiber). Although it says wheat bran is undigestible, it does say it is fermentable by bacteria in the colon. Not a lot of fermentables (as we know them) but you could add some to a mash and see if you think it adds some flavor.
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Re: What to do with 30lbs of Wheat Bran
Make a truck load of TFFV
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Re: What to do with 30lbs of Wheat Bran
Maybe the funky fungi in YellowLabel yeast could take a stab at it. If you've got some kicking around you could try an experimental "mash" of a couple of kg and see what you end up with.
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Re: What to do with 30lbs of Wheat Bran
As there is little starch in it, that would be a waste of the Yellow Label yeast, Norman.
I might use a little to flavor a vodka run except that vodka doesn't get drunk much around here, so most of it would go into my compost to keep the worms happy and the soil fertile.
I might use a little to flavor a vodka run except that vodka doesn't get drunk much around here, so most of it would go into my compost to keep the worms happy and the soil fertile.