I've just started buying bulk grains and don't want to end up loosing it to bugs. Is it a good idea to freeze your grain before placing it in storage (buckets with Gamma lids) to kill off anything, or am I worrying about nothing?
I thought that all grain came with a bug or two and I didn't want to open it up next week and find out the whole family and friends plan was in place.
Check out the Brulosophy xBmt where he milled grain and left it for 6 months and made great beer. Airtight ish container i reckon you can go long!I don't think the grain will last more than 3 months.
A common recommendation when it comes to grain is to use it as soon after it’s milled as possible, as exposing the innards of malt purportedly expedites the staling process. A web search for “crushed malt shelf life” returns myriad hits suggesting once malt has been milled, the brewer has a window of about 2 to 4 weeks to use it before they’re assured poor results.
Despite my inability to find any real consensus on what exactly stale malt flavor is, ...
| PURPOSE |
To evaluate the differences between a beer where the malt was milled 6 months prior to being used and the same beer where the malt was milled immediately before use.
| RESULTS |
A total of 26 people of varying levels of experience participated in this xBmt. Each participant was served 2 samples of the beer made with malt milled 6 months prior to being used and 1 sample of the beer made with freshly milled malt then asked to identify the sample that was unique. While 14 tasters [...] would have had to correctly identify the unique sample in order to [...], only 11 [...] made the correct selection
| DISCUSSION |
It’s not uncommon to hear from a homebrewer who picked up the ingredients for a batch only to have plans suddenly change and their brew day postponed, typically leading to questions about what to do with their milled grain. A valid concern for the quality conscious that’s often met with a recommendation to brew with it within 4-6 weeks in order to avoid problems.
The idea that milling grain reduces its shelf-life is rampant in brewing circles, [...]
That's what I was thinking if I do find one or two, have a beer with them and don't worry about it!I like my weevils. Like little buddies brewing with me at the bottom of my buckets.
At what percentage of weevils should one perform a protein rest?I like my weevils. Like little buddies brewing with me at the bottom of my buckets.
Malted or unmalted?At what percentage of weevils should one perform a protein rest?
I use the vittle vaults and the lowes foodsafe buckets with gamma lids. Both are equally good. vittle vaults are bigger, so prefer them. I store a lot of grain in garage in them. No worries!I've just started buying bulk grains and don't want to end up loosing it to bugs. Is it a good idea to freeze your grain before placing it in storage (buckets with Gamma lids) to kill off anything, or am I worrying about nothing?
I prefer to use no more than 7% malted weevils, mashed for the full 60 minutes at 152 with a 20 minute protein rest at 115 degrees.Malted or unmalted?
I prefer to use no more than 7% malted weevils
so you choose the lesser of the weevils?
so you choose the lesser of the weevils?
I would not use diatomaceous earth. Yes, that is what it is intended for, but if used incorrectly, ie too much, when you add this malt to water, you are making clay. I have rejected malt samples because of excessive DE used. Also, this only works if the bugs are active, DE causes the bugs to get scratched up as they crawl around and they die from dehydration with body fluids leaking from the scratches. If you want to kill bugs without really changing the grain, you would be better off flooding the sealed container with CO2 and give it a few days, kills the bugs but does not add anything to the grain.Do you mean the lesser of two weevils?
On a serious note apparently you can sprinkle diatomaceous earth on things you consume to keep the beasties away. Haven't had a problem with grain but have with rolled oats.
I tried to find drunk kid. But this will have to do,
Interesting. I genuinely wondered about that. I only recently read that DE is in every grain or bread that we eat. Some people also seem to eat it to control internal parasites which seems absurd. I am about to start using it in the garden.I would not use diatomaceous earth. Yes, that is what it is intended for, but if used incorrectly, ie too much, when you add this malt to water, you are making clay. I have rejected malt samples because of excessive DE used. Also, this only works if the bugs are active, DE causes the bugs to get scratched up as they crawl around and they die from dehydration with body fluids leaking from the scratches. If you want to kill bugs without really changing the grain, you would be better off flooding the sealed container with CO2 and give it a few days, kills the bugs but does not add anything to the grain.
Some people ingested bleach to fight COVID-19Some people also seem to eat it to control internal parasites which seems absurd.
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