Shelf life for can of malt extract

[chubbytaxman]

Brewers ....

Strange question time.
I usually brew AG, however, I have been given a "Brew Cellar" kit containing all the good gear - PET bottles, fermenter, spoon ......
It came with a can of LME - Morgans Australian Lager - with an expiry date of 2012.
My BIL has had it for a while but not opened it :blink:

My question is ... Can this be made up into an Aussie Lager or is it too far gone?
I have thrown the dehydrated yeast ...

Thanks all

Cheers

chubby

 

[michaeld16]

Don't bother making beer with extract or kits past or even close to best before date. I moved house a Couple of years ago and only recently found a tin of lme kick in around in a box that had been forgotten about. I wondered what I could do with it rather than ruin a beer with it I put it on some pork ribs and on the bbq, tasted awesome ended up putting a steak in a lme marinade for the next night

 

[yum beer]

Use it as a door stop......

 

[MaltyHops]

Keep it for when you might get into making yeast starters.

I pour mine into a wide-ish tupperware container and spoon out about 2 tablespoons per 500mL of water to make starter wort.
Container lives in the freezer when not being used for starters.

 

[chubbytaxman]

Thanks gents ... Was kinda thinking it would be no good but had to ask.

Keep it for when you might get into making yeast starters.

I pour mine into a wide-ish tupperware container and spoon out about 2 tablespoons per 500mL of water to make starter wort.
Container lives in the freezer when not being used for starters.

MH thats a good idea - wondering though would the syrup freeze or crystalise if kept in freezer?

cheers

chubby

 

[MaltyHops]

MH thats a good idea - wondering though would the syrup freeze or crystalise if kept in freezer?

In a normal home freezer, it gets quite hard but still workable using brute force - why I move it to the fridge when I'm making starters. Probably need a much colder freezer to freeze it solid - haven't seen it crystalise before.