Grain Storage Canisters - inexpensive solution

[HBC]

Folks, I bought six of these type plastic canisters today, for $1 each at a popular dollar store here in Indiana (assume they are national) called DOLLAR TREE. They are a gallon size, which means you can hold about 5-6lb or more of most grain. I find this size perfect for my adjunct grains like Chocolate which you might use 5lbs in an entire year.. I am heading back for 6-more- I keep about 12-adjunct grains on hand since my LHBS is about 30-miles away.

I am still going to search for the perfect storage container for my 2-row and Marris Otter.. might just be a cheapo 5-gallon bucket and lid.

 

[IslandLizard]

Simple and great! And they don't take up huge amounts of storage space.

 

[HBC]

Exactly! I think it just might suffice for 1/2 year storage or so. Beyond that, grain starts to deteriorate a bit anyway.

 

[Sheldon]

Any store that does icing for bakery goods will give you their "empty" containers for free. You just need to clean them out. If you get lucky enough to get a chocolate container, well, you know how that gets cleaned

 

[MaxStout]

Folks, I bought six of these type plastic canisters today, for $1 each at a popular dollar store here in Indiana (assume they are national) called DOLLAR TREE. They are a gallon size, which means you can hold about 5-6lb or more of most grain. I find this size perfect for my adjunct grains like Chocolate which you might use 5lbs in an entire year.. I am heading back for 6-more- I keep about 12-adjunct grains on hand since my LHBS is about 30-miles away.

I am still going to search for the perfect storage container for my 2-row and Marris Otter.. might just be a cheapo 5-gallon bucket and lid.

Nice find! A new Dollar Tree just opened near me, I'll have to stop in and pick up a bunch. Would be perfect for the smaller amounts of specialty grains I keep around.

For the bigger stuff, get a few 5-gallon buckets and pop on Gamma Seal lids. I can fit just over 20 lbs. of base malt in one.

 

[HBC]

Yup.. 5-gallon buckets are like gold to me. I suppose I have hesitated in the past to use them for grain storage since I use one for my corona grain mill base, another for the mill 'grain catch', another for my grain measuring/transfer to the mash tun, another for getting my filtered water ready for the boil...preaching to the choir-- they are invaluable. I need to wait when the hardware store does the $2.99 bucket w/lid sale and stock up. My bakery wants $7 each for the food-grade buckets.. seems to be the trend in the area since we have a TON of home brewers.