spent grain

collocation in English

meaningsofspentandgrain

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spent
adjective
uk
/spent/us
/spent/
Something that is spent has been used so that it no longer has any power ...
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grain
noun
uk
/ɡreɪn/us
/ɡreɪn/
a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice ...
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(Definition ofspentandgrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The process of filtering thespentgrainfrom the wort and sparge water is called "wort separation".
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Like many breweries, thespentgrain, hops and yeast are all used by local farmers for animal feed and composting.
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A water purification and reuse system was established to reduce liquid waste production and today the brewery recycles the waste byproducts ofspentgrainand yeast.
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Spent mash is also known as spent beer, distillers'spentgrain, stillage, and slop or feed mash, so named because it is used as animal feed.
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As it mainly consists of carbohydrates and proteins,spentgrainis used in animal feed.
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Lautering is the separation of the extracts won during mashing from thespentgrainto create wort.
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Brewer'sspentgrainis a byproduct of beer making that is widely used as animal feed.
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When the brew is ready, the fermented mash is filtered through a large metal strainer, to remove the spent grains.
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However, it is possible to collect a second or even third wash with the not quite spent grains as separate batches.
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The spent grains are squeezed out and are usually cast onto the ground for chickens.
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After the mashing period the grain bag, holding the spent grains, is removed and the brewing process proceeds as normal: boiling, cooling, pitching and fermenting.
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The empty frames contain the mash, including the spent grains, and have a capacity of around one hectoliter.
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Attached to each of these arms is a flap which can be raised and lowered for pushing the spent grains out of the tun.
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