our local partners

working together to rescue spent grains!

our brewery partners:

Steamworks brewing co.

carver brewing co.

animas brewing co.

We’re proud to partner with some of our favorite local breweries to
give spent grains a delicious second life.

Shelby saving grains from Doug, one of the head brewers at Steamworks Brewing Co!

How we save grains:

1. Brewery…brews!
We collect grains after the “mashing” stage of brewing, when brewers soak malted grains (like barely, wheat, and oats) in hot water to extract sugars for fermentation. All the liquid is drained, and what’s left is spent grain!

2. Pedal-powered pickup
We haul the grains from the brewery by bike to our commercial kitchen—zero emissions, baby!

3. Chill & store
Grains are refrigerated or frozen until they’re ready to become granola.

Nutritious, delicious, and eco-friendly? That’s enough to get me shakin’!

More local ingredients…

Check out our Upcycled Ingredients page to meet all our upcyling partner businesses!