Beer from bread

Not to be confused with Beer bread.
A 330ml can of Marks & Spencer 'Earl Grey Pale Ale' (5% ABV), made using bread, flavoured with Earl Grey tea, brewed by Adnams

Although most beer is brewed using cereal grains—most commonly malted barley—as a source of starch sugars, it can also be made from bread.[1]

Beers made from bread include Sahti in Finland, Kvass in Russia and Ukraine, and Bouza in Egypt[2] and Sudan.

In several countries, 'Toast Ale' is made—in a range of styles—from surplus bread from the catering trade, as part of a campaign to reduce food waste.[3][4] The recipe is open source.[1] Inspired by this,[1] Adnams brewed a range of three beers exclusively for Marks & Spencer in 2018, using leftover bread from the store's sandwich suppliers. All the waste bread was then used as animal feed.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Smithers, Rebecca (28 April 2018). "Raise a toast! New beers made from leftover bread help to cut food waste". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Poor of Cairo drown their sorrows in moonshine – JON JENSEN". www.jonjensen.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Toast Ale - Award-winning beer brewed with fresh surplus bread". Toast Ale. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Brewery transforms unwanted bread into beer". The Daily Telegraph. 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018.