So, I was in the basement looking for some stuff, and I stumbled upon a box. Inside this box, I found 2 3 lb jars of sorghum malt extract, some yeast, hops, rice syrup extract, orange peel...basically all the fixins for my GF Witless. It took a great deal of study, but at bought the sorghum in June 2010 at the absolute latest. No idea how 'fresh' it was when I bought it from ye olde LHBS.
I decided it would be a waste to throw these things away, so instead I made beer. I figured the extract might be a little darker than originally intended, so I decided to try a late-addition. I put the rice in right away, but didn't add the sorghum for another half-hour. When I was done, the wort looked like wort, and it tasted like wort. The yeast said it was good until Jan 2011. I pitched 2 packets (T-58), just in case. Also, I ended up sticking my hand in the wort, and some of the yeast stuck to my hand. I did this purely as an experiment, not because I dropped one of the yeast packages in the wort.
I don't know if anyone has used ~ 1 year old sorghum extract in a brew, but I'll let you know the results when it is done.
Oh, and the yeast is going nuts by the way. I brewed Wednesday night, and already yesterday morning the airlock was bubbling and I had to turn down the little heater in the 'Fermentation Room' in my basement. Last night, the airlock sounded like a fish tank bubbler, and I turned down the heat some more. :rockin:
I decided it would be a waste to throw these things away, so instead I made beer. I figured the extract might be a little darker than originally intended, so I decided to try a late-addition. I put the rice in right away, but didn't add the sorghum for another half-hour. When I was done, the wort looked like wort, and it tasted like wort. The yeast said it was good until Jan 2011. I pitched 2 packets (T-58), just in case. Also, I ended up sticking my hand in the wort, and some of the yeast stuck to my hand. I did this purely as an experiment, not because I dropped one of the yeast packages in the wort.
I don't know if anyone has used ~ 1 year old sorghum extract in a brew, but I'll let you know the results when it is done.
Oh, and the yeast is going nuts by the way. I brewed Wednesday night, and already yesterday morning the airlock was bubbling and I had to turn down the little heater in the 'Fermentation Room' in my basement. Last night, the airlock sounded like a fish tank bubbler, and I turned down the heat some more. :rockin: