Hey everyone, I purchased an extract kit about three weeks ago, and the liquid malt extract has been sitting in my garage since ( just realized this yesterday). Just wondering if anyone has had any adverse effects from LME sitting for awhile, or being exposed to sunlight? Thanks in advance.
Can LME go bad?
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kpr121
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It definitely can go bad. In three weeks, you should be alright especially if temps have stayed relatively low. Give it the look/smell test and go with it.
Next time keep it in the fridge until brewday.
Next time keep it in the fridge until brewday.
I've made good beer with 7 year old (opened) LME. It was supposed to be extra light, but was really dark.
I gave up brewing for 7 years, and when I started back I used some of my old 'stuff' just to get my hand back in.
I gave up brewing for 7 years, and when I started back I used some of my old 'stuff' just to get my hand back in.
homebrewdon
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It might have some mold on top, but just scrape it off. The boil will kill anything you cant scrape off. I did the same thing, but left it in the pantry for 2mos. My oktoberfest turned out great.
I wound up with a cooper's can/yeast from June '09. Made a pretty decent ale out of it. Close to the Salvator doppel bock some 6-7 weeks in the bottle. I think mine was smoother though. The cooper's is/was in a can,so that helps to some extent. But I started putting all the LME's in the fridge with the yeast. Hops in the freezer. Def better/fresher.
It should be,ime. As long as it's container had a good seal,it should be just fine.
batch
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I just finished brewing a "pale ale" with 4 year old LME. The wort did not come out
very pale, the LME was originally light but was quite dark out of the can. It tasted OK,
and I added 1 lb of DME (also 4 yrs old), so we'll see -- in the primary now!
At least I've used up all the old stuff now...
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If it's not in a can, you should keep it in the refrigerator - if you're going to keep it more than about a month, you can pour a thin layer of vodka on top to prevent mold growth (it won't affect the taste of the beer).
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