Pellet from waste grains

[Mastoras007]

Hello everyone
Have anyone tried to make pellet from grains? Is possible to dry them enough to do it?

 

[west1m]

What is "pellet"?

 

[Mastoras007]

What is "pellet"?

 

[Zambi]

What would that be for?

 

[Mastoras007]

Αs a basic use animal feed, in this form it can be stored for a long time

 

[Zambi]

Most of the nutrients have been removed during the process, so I wonder if it would be any good as feed.
I suppose you can after thorough drying and extra milling.
There are probably machines available somewhere

 

[Zambi]

I found this

 

[Mastoras007]

Machine is easy to find,
I don't know what about weat grains.. is possible to dry them easy until 10% ?

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

Fascinating idea. I've never thought of that. Most home brewers lucky enough to live near farms can give their spent grain directly to the farmer right after brew day is done. Like you say getting the moisture content down to 10% would be the only challenge in order pelletize your spent grain. If you have the outside space you could spread out your spent grain in a thin layer on a tarp in the sun, which I assume Greece has plenty of! Be sure to stir it around periodically. Otherwise you would have to use your oven or similar to dry them, which would increase the cost of pelletizing. You could use before and after weights to determine moisture content. Keep us posted if you proceed with this option. It sounds very interesting.

 

[Donoroto]

You could burn it, like wood pellets…

 

[Mastoras007]

You could burn it, like wood pellets…

This is the idea also, but don't know if is possible to burn it yet.
The main problem is the drying i will try it for sure in the next summer

 

[Donoroto]

This is the idea also, but don't know if is possible to burn it yet.
The main problem is the drying i will try it for sure in the next summer

If it is dry, it burns. But the caloric heat value is probably different from wood, as it is less dense.

Good idea though! Otherwise you have to get rid of it somehow. Use a pellet furnace to boil the wort?

 

[Mastoras007]

If it is dry, it burns. But the caloric heat value is probably different from wood, as it is less dense.

Good idea though! Otherwise you have to get rid of it somehow. Use a pellet furnace to boil the wort?

Thats an idea,
I can build a pellet burning machine to boil anything, i am a marine enigeer, last years working my brothers company on plumbing, it's easy to me to build something like that.
i will work to this idea.