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  Shelf Life of Grain ("Steven P. Bellner")


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Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 11:57:25 -0400
From: "Steven P. Bellner" <sbellner at chartertn.net>
Subject: Shelf Life of Grain

What is the typical shelf life of uncrushed grain?  I recently uncovered
some base malt that had been double-bagged and stored in a sealed container
at basement temperatures.  It must be at least four or five years old.  I
also have some odd-lots of specialty grains in my beer fridge (42 deg F) I
have accumulated, and was doing some spring (late summer, actually) cleaning
and was surprised to find that I had dated them back in 2004.  They are also
in sealed containers.  They are always there, and I just didn't realize how
quickly time flies when you're not paying attention.  I'm not worried about
the economic loss, which would be minimal, I just don't want to spend an
entire brew day using this stuff, only to find out at first tasting that I
had used crap grain.  But, on the other hand, if there's nothing wrong with
it . . . 

 

I've always tried to not keep any grains longer than two years, and this is
not usually a problem.  Just curious if anyone has used "seasoned" grains
and had a bad (or inconsequential) experience.  I had been wondering where
that bag of grain went.

 

Moral of the story:  If you lose a 40-lb. bag of grain in your basement,
it's probably past time you take a hard look at clearing out some junk from
your house.

 

Steven P. Bellner <mailto:sbellner at chartertn.net> 

 


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