Storage Of Crushed Grain
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I'm still new to All grain and purchased some pre crushed. Problem is if I make more wort where do I ferment it? I will have to buy another fermenter perhaps?best place to store crushed grain is a mash tun at 66C
fresh is best, so I wouldn't get anything crushed that isn't going to get used straight away.
hops are best sealed well in the freezer.
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Check out the No Chiller thread (if you dare... it's looooooooonnnnnnnggggggg).
A lot of brewers are keeping wort in cubes where they can be sealed and stored until ready for ferment.
Moisture is crushed grain's main enemy so store it somewhere dry. The fridge or freezer are not a bad place so long as you've got the grain in a well sealed bag.
It is the bane of a brewer's life until you get a mill. Then the problem becomes one of storing all the uncrushed grain you've "bulk bought"
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Well if it's already crushed the fridge or freezer is probably the last place I'd store it IMO. Given you want to keep as much moisture away from it as possible the fridge/freezer is the moistest possible place I could think of if you do have any gaps in your air tight container. I'd personally store it at room temp in a good air tight container. If you don't have some containers I guess ziplock bags will be the next best option.
But really having never tested fresh grain versus old milled grain I don't know how pedantic you really need to be, but if can't hurt to try to keep it as fresh as possible.
For hops, store air tight in the freezer. I find small glass jars like pesto jars etc work well. If you have a CO2 tank purge the oxygen before sealing the lids as well. Or best yet, if you can vaccum seal them in plastic bags do that. Otherwise zip lock bags with all the air squeezed out.
Cheers, Justin
But really having never tested fresh grain versus old milled grain I don't know how pedantic you really need to be, but if can't hurt to try to keep it as fresh as possible.
For hops, store air tight in the freezer. I find small glass jars like pesto jars etc work well. If you have a CO2 tank purge the oxygen before sealing the lids as well. Or best yet, if you can vaccum seal them in plastic bags do that. Otherwise zip lock bags with all the air squeezed out.
Cheers, Justin
The air in a freezer should be dry as the moisture is taken up as ice. It seems once one starts on all grain it becomes an expensive obsession!! Good advice on the hops storage.
I must look into the no chill method, what is a "cube" by the way?Check out the No Chiller thread (if you dare... it's looooooooonnnnnnnggggggg).
A lot of brewers are keeping wort in cubes where they can be sealed and stored until ready for ferment.
Moisture is crushed grain's main enemy so store it somewhere dry. The fridge or freezer are not a bad place so long as you've got the grain in a well sealed bag.
It is the bane of a brewer's life until you get a mill. Then the problem becomes one of storing all the uncrushed grain you've "bulk bought"
xtrabyte, i wouldn't stress, i routinely use precrushed grain and it often ends up being a few weeks old by the time i get to the end of it. key is airtight storage. i buy my base grain sealed in 4kg lots these days and chuck in a bag per brew. if it's old, just allow for a slightly lower efficiency and scale up the grain.
