NuclearRich
Well-Known Member
I don't have a mill yet and I live over an hour away from my LHBS. I have been buying a few crushed grain bills at a time and keeping them in the freezer of my beer fridge. I have an English Strong grain bill in there right now. It has been almost a month since it was crushed. Should be fine.
On another note...
Those with CO2 bottles. Have you thought about purging the bucket prior to filling with grain? Just a thought. When I get my mill, I will start keeping base malts on hand and plan to store in buckets with Gamma Lids. I was planning to give a short purge with CO2 then fill and close up the bucket. This is how 'Preppers' store grain LONG TERM.
Im sorry but I literally lol'ed. Its not that serious to store grain. If you are buying in bulk, chances are you are brewing a lot. If it lasts a year or two, stored in reasonable conditions, you will be totally fine.
If you purge your containers with CO2 and then vacuum seal them, I would think it would be something you could ship to the moon and leave it there until civilization moves there. Then you could wait for the moon civilization to collapse and ship it to mars and wait for THAT to become habitable and have your 25th generation decendants thank you for storing it properly.
But I think its overboard for a normal homebrewer's use.
I put 2 row sacks in a brand new garbage-type bin, lined with a plastic bag and the bag the grain comes in. When I open it, I just push the bag down to push out air and then wrap the bags around it. Put the top on and voila: no moisture, no bugs, no mice. Simple.