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Hi all,
Last time I went to Brewer's Coop I bought grain for a couple of beers, and since I've been busy I've only had the chance to make one of them. So I've had a bag of crushed grain sitting in my cupboard (which is coolish and fairly dry) in a plastic bag (which has some air in it unfortunately,) since the 13th of April. I am ridiculously busy and won't have a chance to brew anything until at least the 16th of June.
My grain will be stale by then, right?
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In my experience both crushed and uncrushed grain keeps well if you store it in a dry, airtight environment.
I've used uncrushed Maris Otter that I had stored for over a year and the only thing noticed was a metallic taste creeping in. I now try to use my uncrushed base malts within 6 months of purchase, 1 year at the most.
Uncrushed specialty malts seem to keep indefinitely for me in dry airtight containers.
I can't give you any scholarly feedback, James, only to say that I had sufficient grain (uncrushed) for two brews in bags, and those sealed bags in cardboard boxes, under the bed for well over a year - closer to two I guess - and when I brewed the result was fine. I must report that there was the smallest trace of the metallic taste that Mr Cherry talks about - but very slight - almost neglegable.
Thanks all. I actually want to make a different beer anyway now so I might just toss it. It was only 3kg anyway.
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