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Old 09-13-2009, 01:47 AM   #1
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When you buy grain in bulk how do you store it?
How well has this worked for you?

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Old 09-13-2009, 01:51 AM   #2
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When you buy grain in bulk how do you store it?
How well has this worked for you?

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Search function will turn up a lot. Here is a whole thread.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/how-do-you-store-your-grain-135554/
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Homer Buckets from Home Depot. $4 with lid, airtight and food grade and stackable. A 55lb sack will fit in 2 of them with about 2-4lbs left over. Perfect storage in my opinion.
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Take a look at the "similar threads" below. Funny how they all use the same thread title.
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i use buckets. Work great. Just label the outside of them and its quick and easy.
Plus its a good way how to judge how much you got left and when to get your next order in
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I used to keep them in a trash bag kept in a Rubbermaid bin. Worked fine until the mice found it. Rubbermaid bins are not mouse proof. Now I keep it in pet food containers with an anti-desiccant. I don't think that mice would be able to get into that.

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I used to keep them in a trash bag kept in a Rubbermaid bin. Worked fine until the mice found it. Rubbermaid bins are not mouse proof. Now I keep it in pet food containers with an anti-desiccant. I don't think that mice would be able to get into that.

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If it's plastic, mice can and will find their way in, provided that they can smell it.
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Bulk sacks are in my broken drop freezer in the garage. Dry as a bone, and nothing can get into it. All others are vac bag sealed in a hutch where I can located what I need.
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If it's plastic, mice can and will find their way in, provided that they can smell it.
Perhaps eventually, but it is a rigid plastic with a seal around the lid, unlike the Rubbermaid which had a loose fitting lid and no seal. I suspect the original mice infestation was caused by the loose Rubbermaid lid allowing the delightful aromas of Maris Otter to escape.

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I keep mine in foodgrade buckets


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