How to Make Beer Soap

• Pasta & Grains

  • 3 tbsp Spent grains

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 oz Cocoa butter

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 oz Castor oil
  • 8 oz Coconut oil
  • 16 oz Olive oil

• Dairy

  • 3 oz Shea butter

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 10 oz Flat beer

• Other

  • 4.6 oz lye (sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients

• 10 oz flat beer (Make sure it is flat! Carbonation will not react well with the lye!)
• 4.6 oz lye (sodium hydroxide)
• 16 oz olive oil
• 8 oz coconut oil
• 3 oz cocoa butter
• 3 oz shea butter
• 2 oz castor oil
• 3 TBSP spent grains

Directions

• Wearing proper protective gear, measure beer by weight into a heat proof bowl. In a well ventilated area (I go outside), add lye to the beer (NEVER pour liquid into lye). Stir carefully to incorporate the lye into the beer. It will get very hot. Let rest while you work on the oils.
• Measure each oil and add to a large slow cooker. (Sometimes I will melt the hard oils/butters in the microwave to speed up the process.) Once the oil is melted, carefully add lye/beer mixture. Stir to combine.
• Using an immersion blender, mix soap together until it reaches trace, a pudding-like texture. Cover and cook on low for at least an hour. It will thicken and bubble strangely. At this point you can stir in the spent grains. This will add an exfoliating texture. Add more or less depending on your preference. You could also grind the grains into a finer texture if desired.
• Pour soap into a mold lined with parchment paper, a loaf pan works great as a mold! Nestle the mold into a cardboard box and cover with a towel. Place in a safe location to set. After a day or two, remove from mold and slice into desired size bars. The bars store best standing up without touching in a cardboard box.