brewers' spent grains
brewers' spent grains noun: a byproduct from brewing that is comparable to the distillers' grains from distilling and can be put to some of the same uses, such as animal feed supplementation; it comprises what is left of the malted grains after the fermentation, which includes much cellulose, lignin, other fiber, and proteins.
Noun
brewers' spent grains pl (plural only)
- A byproduct from brewing that is comparable to the distillers' grains from distilling and can be put to some of the same uses, such as animal feed supplementation; it comprises what is left of the malted grains after the fermentation, which includes much cellulose, lignin, other fiber, and proteins.
- Near-synonym: draff (sometimes synonymous)
- Synonyms:
- draff
Synonyms of brewers' spent grains
Forms of brewers' spent grains
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Questions about brewers' spent grains
- What does brewers' spent grains mean?
- Brewers' spent grains means a byproduct from brewing that is comparable to the distillers' grains from distilling and can be put to some of the same uses, such as animal feed supplementation; it comprises what is left of the malted grains after the fermentation, which includes much cellulose, lignin, other fiber, and proteins.
- What part of speech is brewers' spent grains?
- Brewers' spent grains is a noun.
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