The present invention relates to a method for making a suspension of cereal, said method comprising the steps of:- supplying one or more types of cereal, preferably selected from the group consisting of wheat, barley, oats, spelt and maize and one or more combinations thereof;- comminuting, preferably cracking and/or by means of a horizontal hammer mill, the one or more types of cereals; and- hydrothermal treating a mixture of water and the comminuted cereals in the presence of sodium bicarbonate to obtain a suspension of the one or more cereals. The invention further relates to a suspension of one or more cereals. The invention further relates to a method for feeding animals.