Brewers Yeast: A Chicken Conundrum

[jeepgirl13]

Yes! The Complete Joy of Homebrewing by Charlie Papazian It's old enough now to be had cheaply online!

Awesome. Idk if you've heard of it, bit thriftbooks.com is AMAZING!

I believe, if you buy 12$ or more in books they include free shipping. It might be $15

 

[jeepgirl13]

Speculating, but paint chips edges can be just as good or better at breaking down stuff as the rocks do. Chickens taking advantage of their environment.

Styrofoam...may serve the same purpose, or on the case of a foam like insulation, may soak up some excess wet from stuff that can aid in digestion.


Hope my madness isn't making you miss important info!

Thanks for the fun conversation!

Sorce

My mind works weirdly. Totally able to keep two convos going at the same time and still do other things

Your speculating has a solid theory, it would make sense. Maybe it works as a wormer of some kind. Haven't had any of those issues with my girls yet. Lol.

 

[jeepgirl13]

Sprinkle a bit of dried (or fresh) parsley on the popcorn, visually much more appealing and high in vitamins A, B, C, E and K, as well as calcium, iron, magnesium, selenium and zinc (and that's just the parsley!) It aids in blood-vessel development and also stimulates egg-laying.

I'm actually working on an indoor herb garden table I have in my kitchen. PM me if you have some other good herbs to grow in it!

 

[jeepgirl13]

I think when saying “live” and “dead” with yeast it’s a bit relative, them being single cell organisms and all. But yes, you can save some as “starter” for future batches.

I don’t remember the details...I haven’t brewed since pre-kids...back when if you wanted decent beer, you had to make it yourself. Nowadays, micro breweries pop up like weeds (not s bad thing).

Also, if you whole grain brew, the chickens LOVE the spent grains!

Hubby just gave them the grains from the cooking process last night. He has to do that part in the garage cuz I can not stand the smell. Lol. They enjoyed that stuff very much!

 

[jeepgirl13]

Wow now that is some very interesting reading https://modernfarmer.com/2015/08/recycled-brewery-waste/ think I will follow along see what rises from this

Please do! If you happen upon any information, please share it here!

 

[Sequel]

Also, I'm a whiskey girl I dont like beer or wine, although the stuff my hubs makes is not as gross as most of the stuff I've tried.

Will pass your tip onto the hubs tho

I didn't care for beer much either until we got into brewing. It was so interesting trying different malts, hops and other ingredients! It was not cheap beer, but after reading about it it is definitely HEALTHIER beer!

 

[jeepgirl13]

I didn't care for beer much either until we got into brewing. It was so interesting trying different malts, hops and other ingredients! It was not cheap beer, but after reading about it it is definitely HEALTHIER beer!

Oh yes, I will definitely agree with you on both aspects. Most people do things themselves because it is cheaper and usually better. Ll agree with the tastes better, I didnt mind the hubs last batch. But, brewing beer is in no way cheap, or cheaper than buying an equivalent amount from the store.

This further reinforces my focus on finding out if I can use this stuff hea throwing away for ANYTHING, and how to prepare it. I hate to waste in general, but when it's such an expensive process to begin with....

It's my way of making it a bit easier to swallow I guess. Lol

 

[Sequel]

Oh yes, I will definitely agree with you on both aspects. Most people do things themselves because it is cheaper and usually better. Ll agree with the tastes better, I didnt mind the hubs last batch. But, brewing beer is in no way cheap, or cheaper than buying an equivalent amount from the store.

This further reinforces my focus on finding out if I can use this stuff hea throwing away for ANYTHING, and how to prepare it. I hate to waste in general, but when it's such an expensive process to begin with....

It's my way of making it a bit easier to swallow I guess. Lol

Just relax... and have a home brew! That’s what Charlie Papazian said in that book. That’s the one thing I remember, it was a long time ago.
It was expensive, sort of like chickens, there is a lot of initial outlay but the ongoing not too bad. And the product much better tasting as well as better for you. Hmmm..maybe we should start brewing again.

 

[jeepgirl13]

Just relax... and have a home brew! That’s what Charlie Papazian said in that book. That’s the one thing I remember, it was a long time ago.
It was expensive, sort of like chickens, there is a lot of initial outlay but the ongoing not too bad. And the product much better tasting as well as better for you. Hmmm..maybe we should start brewing again.

Maybe you should! Hubby has a honey wheat ale going right now. He picked up some all natural blueberry flavoring as well to flavor half of it when its done.

You've got your fresh eggs, maybe fresh garden food, why not have some fresh beer!
My girls loved the warm mash from the cooking process.

Not trying to enable or anything....

 

[jeepgirl13]

So... a little information update. I've been extremely busy this weekend expanding a run for the birds and other things, so I haven't read as much as I would have liked to.

Brewers yeast actually comes from two different sources! It can be recovered from the bottom of the carboy, dried and flaked, after you've completed your brewing process. This method, according to what I've read, leave a bitter tasting product behind.

The kind more commonly used, that has a better taste to it, again just from what I've read, no personal experience here, is grown on beets, but goes through the same drying process as the stuff from brewing.

However, both forms of yeast have the same nutritional benefits. This website I found here seemed to summarize the many pages I read very well.

https://www.sharecare.com/health/herbal-supplements/how-is-brewers-yeast-made