Using desiccants for storing crushed grain?

[bigskygreg]

I crush my grain at LHBS. I usually purchase two batches at a time, so sometimes I have a crushed grain bill stored for a couple weeks before it gets brewed.

So I was thinking, why not use desiccants to preserve freshness? I thought I would use a handful placed in a muslin bag, then throw the muslin bag into the plastic bag of grain and close it up tight. I figure as long as they are in a muslin bag, I won't have to worry about any getting "lost" in the grain and accidentally mashed (doesn't sound good).

Anyone try this or think it would help?

 

[dryboroughbrewing]

When I've had crushed grains lying around and couldn't brew (crushed them the night before, and had an emergency the next morning) I've just thrown them in the freezer, in a ziplock, seemed to work a treat.