From
http://www.northcountrymalt.com
"Malt Storage
All grain suppliers do their utmost to provide a product that is insect free. However, once the product leaves their plant or warehouse, it is beyond their control. We recommend the following preventive measures:
Inspect the malt area at regularly scheduled intervals. This is of particular importance when the room temperature is above 64° F.
Malt should be stored in a clean, cool, dry area.
To reduce the likelihood of insect activity, you may choose to fumigate periodically.
For best results, we recommend using all milled products within 3 months and all whole kernel products within 6 months of receipt. "
I'm not going to say if it's right or wrong because I really don't know. I only buy whole grain, and it all gets used in less than 6 months.
What I will say, is that I buy my base malt (Maris Otter) at $35.00 for 55 lbs and grind it myself. (64c per pound). If I buy it by the pound it costs me about $1.60 per lb.
As I average about 4 lbs per week this results in a weekly savings of $3.84.
I bought my malt mill on sale for about $80.00 plus tax. By my calculations it had paid for itself within 5 months. Your mileage may vary.
I do have a Corona lookalike mill gathering dust in the basement that I will never use again. If anybody wants it, send me a PM or rmail with your address, and I'll mail it to you. If you are happy with it, you can refund the shipping costs. If not, try and find it a good home somewhere else. I've made this offer to someone before, but they never bothered to respond.
-a.
Edit: The mill has now gone.