Trindled

Recipes 

I have about 18 lbs of uncracked Moravian Pilsner malt in a 5 gallon pail with a screw on lid. This is pretty air tight. It has been stored for almost a year now. What are your thoughts on if this grain is still viable for brewing a Czeck Pils?

How long do you typically store grain before you won't use it any longer?

__________________
Essex Street Brewery

bradsul

Recipes 

I've used uncrushed grains after a year of storage. Your best bet is to take out a few grains and give them a munch. If they taste at all stale I would get new malt.

__________________
Brad
Canadian Brewers Unite!

Projects: Sylvania Kegerator Conversion, Tower Cooling, Grain Milling Station

conpewter

Recipes 

As long as there is nothing crawling around in it take a bit and chew it, if it tastes stale don't use it, otherwise it should be good to go. I generally don't keep base grain around for a year or more so I can't answer the second question.

__________________
"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people." - V

Primary: Nothin
Secondary: Shady Lord RIS, Water to Barleywine, Pumpkin wine, burnt mead
Kegged: Crappy infected mild
Bottles: Apfelwein, 999 Barleywine, Oatmeal Stout, Robust Porter, Robust smoked porter, Simcoe Smash

Trindled

Recipes 

Thanks, I will go have a snack and check it out.

__________________
Essex Street Brewery