I had one more bottle of Pale Ale ready to use in the freezer so I decided to make one more batch before leaving for our vacation. This time, I wanted to use up a few ounces of Jojoba Oil which it really a liquid wax. This ingredient provides a great conditioning element to the soap. In addition, Tom saved the spent grain from his first home-brewing adventure and it was ready for us in my soap. I took some of the grain and put it in our food dehydrator. Then I ground it in the food processor to make the particles a bit more fine to add as a gentle exfoliant in the soap. By the way, the rest of the spent grain was saved wet and used to make some Trobot Brot (German spent grain bread). Yum!
This recipe was designed to create 3 pounds of soap.
14 oz. Coconut Oil
17 oz. Palm Oil
17 oz. Olive Oil
4 oz. Jojoba Oil
20 oz. Tröegs Pale Ale
7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide
1 oz. Essential Oils (Citrus Blend from Nature & Heaven including Orange, Tangerine, and Lime with Rosemary added for balance)
1/3 C. Ground Spent Grain
I read that Jojoba Oil will speed up trace so I waited for a lower temperature to blend the ingredients. I added the Jojoba Oil at light trace followed by the Essential Oils. Success. I poured as much as I could into the 3" PVC pipe mold and the rest into the oval molds.
About Me
- Lori Jo
- I have a wonderful family who supports my many hobbies including singing, soapmaking, wine tasting and rabbits. I recently retired from teaching English as a Second Language and love to travel. I started making soap in 1999 when we were showing goats in milk as a 4-H project. All of my soaps are made with pure oils and no animal fats. All fragrances are from essential oils. Store-bought "soap" is really a detergent. My soap will leave your skin clean and moisturized. Try some!
Everyone loves this soap and it isn't even ready to use yet. The fragrance and the color and the use of the spent grain seems to be quite appealing. This might be in the running for a "keeper".
ReplyDeleteUsing it now and it's awesome! Tom thinks there is a little too much spent grain and I can cut back the amount to a 1/4 cup next time.
ReplyDeleteLori Jo, I am very new to soap making but I am very interested in your beer soap with spent grains. I live in Manheim and have been brewing beer for about 5 years now...I also grow my own hops in the back yard. I very much would like to perfect a nice beer soap. I am planning my own run at it tomorrow but I will certainly try this recipe next.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!!!
Matt