It may not look appetizing, but our animals absolutely love spent grain.
Several years ago, we met Ricardo and Jennifer Garcia through a mutual interest in trading stocks and options. Over the years, that mutual interest has grown into a friendship. A common thread in our friendship is the desire to become more independent, self-sufficient, self-reliant, etc. So when Ricardo mentioned that he was following his dreams of opening a brewery, Melissa and I knew we wanted to be a part of that.
In addition to brewing the best beer I’ve ever tasted – bar none – our animals absolutely love the spent grains.
One of the win-win deals we were able to negotiate with Ricardo was being an early participant in the brewery in exchange for the spent grains from his brewing activities. In addition to brewing the best beer I’ve ever tasted – bar none – our animals absolutely love the spent grains. The chickens and guineas love to scratch and pick through it. The pigs chomp it down faster than you can get it to them. And to the donkeys, it’s ambrosia. On Ricardo’s side of the deal, he now has a sustainable outlet for what would otherwise be a waste product that he would have to pay to dispose of.