IMO 3 bran replacement
From the KNF library
Yes. Drake says spent brewery grain can go into an IMO 3 pile. (Office Hours Ep. 70, 51:59) (Office Hours Ep. 29, 39:42)
Brewing strips out the sugars, so put carbohydrate back. (Office Hours Ep. 70, 51:59) Drake's examples are mashed potato, powdered potato, or instant potato. (Office Hours Ep. 70, 51:59) (Office Hours Ep. 29, 39:42) (Office Hours Ep. 113, 36:54)
A KNF study lists spent grains from breweries as a stand-in for wheat mill run. (Unravelling the Mysteries of KNF, p. 60)
Drake's first pick is still mill run, the bran left from milling white rice. It gives the right balance of fats, oils, and carbs. (Office Hours Ep. 31, 31:49)
Keep the rest of the recipe the same. Cho's rice bran recipe runs the mix at 65~70% moisture. (Cho, Recipe, p. 15)
Sources
- 51:59 Office Hours Ep. 70 (Apr 2023) — Piglet Birth, Mastitis Antibiotics, and Chick Feed Regimen · “Yes, but amend it with carbohydrates like mashed potato, since brewing strips out the sugars.”
- 39:42 Office Hours Ep. 29 (May 2022) — Red Dirt for IMO4, Storing IMO3/IMO4, Spotting Bad KNF Ferments · “Yes, but blend in extra carbohydrate like powdered potato since the yeast already consumed the sugars.”
- 36:54 Office Hours Ep. 113 (Feb 2024) — Substituting Grains in IMO, JADAM Pest Kit, Seed IMO Timing · “brewing strips out the carbohydrates, so re-amend with something starchy like instant potato”
- 31:49 Office Hours Ep. 31 (May 2022) — Cucumber Beetle Armor, No-Smell Chicken Coop, Biochar for Dry Soil · “Mill run, the bran left from milling white rice, gives the right balance of fats, oils, and carbs”
- p. 15 Cho, Recipe · “The moisture level of this mixture should be 65~70% to make IMO very active.”
- p. 60 Unravelling the Mysteries of KNF · “spent grains from brewery’s, wood chips, rice bran, ulu (greadfruit), or kalo (taro) skins may be used in place of wheat mill run”
