barrooze said:Mine's very simple. So far I only keep base grains but ill expand to my popular specialties some day.
Jester said:I'm digging the printed labels! I only store one type of grain, but this is a great idea.
barrooze said:Mine's very simple. So far I only keep base grains but ill expand to my popular specialties some day.
Ive got mine in the clear food grade buckets from home depot with gamma lids. Questions though. I currently have my grains in the gaage but we're reaching freezi temperatures, should i be bringing them in the house and keeping them in a closet?
same boat here.. setting up my brewshed and it will below freezing for several months. Anyone know what effect that may have?
same boat here.. setting up my brewshed and it will below freezing for several months. Anyone know what effect that may have?
I am by no means an expert on this, but I have seen people storing there grains in a refrigerator so I would think that the cold temperature wouldn't have a negative effect on the grains.
Hopefully someone else can help validate this....
This could be wrong, but my opinion would be that storing grain in a fridge or freezer is not the same as an unregulated location where the temperatures would have daily large swings that could form moisture.
An old picture. I now have a shelf with all my specialty grains too.
same boat here.. setting up my brewshed and it will below freezing for several months. Anyone know what effect that may have?
I think storage where you are at the whim of the outdoor temp is pretty standard.
^ probably a bit more practical for a homebrewer to refrigerate then them. They probably flip it a lot faster then we do as well.
How long do you think it will stay fresh sealed in a bucket or in a bag in a garbage can like that one picture? I have never had any go bad as far as I no. But I only buy it 1 sack at a time, so it gets used up quickley.
How long do you think it will stay fresh sealed in a bucket or in a bag in a garbage can like that one picture? I have never had any go bad as far as I no. But I only buy it 1 sack at a time, so it gets used up quickley.
What about milled grain? I got the stuff for my first two recipes from the lhbs about two weeks ago, and just got slammed after that. Will finally be brewing tomorrow, but if I've waited too long I don't want to bother before I can get new grain in.
45_70sharps said:I think storage where you are at the whim of the outdoor temp is pretty standard.
Demon said:People seem to freek out about grain storage conditions. Here is my advice... IT'S FREAKING GRAIN!!! It'll be fine. The same way it was fine hundreds of years ago. Brew some beer and drink it, you'll live.
Rcole said:Yes, but I don't think they brew fine beer with silo grain. That's what they use to make Wonderbread, Twinkies, and othe animal feed.
True, but they store the grain in a silo, then it goes into train cars, then into other silo's, then onto a ship and gets transported around the world where it goes into a silo until they are ready to ship it to the end user or someone who distributes to a supply chain that sells smaller amounts.
Storing in a shed is fine is the point. Keep it dry and the temperature is not an issue.
No argument from me. I wasn't trying to refute any point you may have been making either. Just that showing a silo in the PNW doesn't really infer that storing your brewing grain in a fridge or freezer won't help it stay fresh.
I keep my grain in the freezer because a very reputable professional brewer told me that's what he does with his homebrew grain as well. It's just a case where it's not impractical for him (or me) to do so, so we do. If you only have space in your shed, more power to ya. Whatever keeps ya brewing!
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