Flour Power, the Grainbakers Blog

2026 predictions, said with love and based on 30,000+ road miles and 100+ brewery visits in 2025

A Year in Flour, Fire, and Headwinds: 2025 at Grainbakers, and Why 2026 Matters 2025 was a good year. I launched www.caitjewell.com , bringing my personal art and creative work fully into the world. At One Hat One Hand ( www.onehatonehand.com ), my day job that I genuinely adore, I helped lead a major milestone that strengthened our creative and fabrication capabilities. And then there’s Grainbakers ( www.grainbakers.com ), my slightly feral, deeply joyful side venture that k

Grainbakers Hot Honey Cajun Soft Pretzel Dust. Ok, Ok! I'll give you the recipe

Your Dough, Your Way  – You’ll start with your very own batch of pretzel dough, ready to portion, roll, and twist. Traditional or twist...

Why a Grainbakers Breadmaking Class Makes the Perfect Date

A Classy Bachelorette Night Alternative - A Grainbakers Breadmaking Class!

About once a month, I pack up my bread-making gear and head south to San Diego for what's become one of my favorite Grainbakers traditions: teaching bread classes at some of the city's most exciting craft breweries. If you haven't experienced the joy of making whole grain bread with spent grains fresh from a local brewery—all while sampling some exceptional craft beers—then you're missing out on one of San Diego's hidden culinary gems.

Freezing our Spent Grain Artisan Bread is possible but will yield slightly less exciting results than baking right away. Over the years I've

Our recent spent Grainbakers breadmaking class at Pennweight Brewing was covered by the Livermore Vine and then syndicated around the local

Brewer's spent grain, a byproduct of the beer-making process, possesses remarkable nutritional value that often goes under-appreciated....

To freeze spent grain effectively, we recommend that you dump a gallon of fresh spent grain in a bowl and measure out 8-ounce portions. Plac

Baking bread can be both rewarding and therapeutic, but it's not uncommon for home bakers to face occasional setbacks.

So, I seem to KNEAD to have a breadmaking blog to make my search engine optimization work better. That said, I'll introduce myself. I'm...