grain weevils in my stuff
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I have never had an issue by putting bay leaves in my sealed buckets. I have without them. I cannot say for absolute certsin that it is the bay leaves but I won’t tempt chance
Yes, avid bakers use bay leaf to repel them from flours!
beren
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Bay leaves are said to repel ants as well.
They do not. I had an in infestation in my grain closet (RIP), and only the lighter grains were affected. I can't tell you the cut-off lovibond - yea, should have made a science out of it at the time.
And yes, freezing kills them and their eggs based on my experience.
beren
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Damn. That is one organized grain closet.
Per orders from the first sgt, grains have moved out of the house. When the infestation took hold, it did extend from that grain closet to the kitchen. Gah. They get everywhere. Keep an eye out!
Damn you, Passed... sitting outside at dusk and spent 10 seconds trying to kill that bug on my screen...Per orders from the first sgt, grains have moved out of the house. When the infestation took hold, it did extend from that grain closet to the kitchen. Gah. They get everywhere. Keep an eye out!
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odie
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I wonder if the kilning hardens or somehow changes the starch (potential sugars) into something the weevils can't eat?
I think all my base malts are 10L or less except the dark munich.
some of my specialty malts are as low as 20L but they were sealed with gama lids. probably not infected.
But it would be nice to know the lovibond level at which they are no longer an issue.
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odie
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well...I dug thru every bucket with a gamma lid....22 buckets...
some with smaller quantities of base malts, some low lovibond malts, crystal, dark crystal, choc and black, red wheat, flaked oats, etc...
not one sign of any weevil activity.
Gamma lids on 5 gal buckets work.
getting 365mm o-rings for my huge 55# buckets of base malts after the big freeze is over.
some with smaller quantities of base malts, some low lovibond malts, crystal, dark crystal, choc and black, red wheat, flaked oats, etc...
not one sign of any weevil activity.
Gamma lids on 5 gal buckets work.
getting 365mm o-rings for my huge 55# buckets of base malts after the big freeze is over.
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Damn you, Passed... sitting outside at dusk and spent 10 seconds trying to kill that bug on my screen...
He, or some other ne'er-do-well, has done that to us before!
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BTW, for anyone still reading, here's the original Low Temp Weevil Rest Mash Schedule, Smack the Monitor, thread.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/resident-weevil.703138/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/resident-weevil.703138/
Since you're storing all this in gamma lid buckets, I would've poured the grain into its bucket and dropped a chunk of dry ice on top. It'll subliminate into CO2 and gas the little buggers to death.
Dry ice in the grain bucket is a prepper trick for long term storage. It not only kills bugs but has the knock-on effect of lowering O2 levels inside as well.
Dry ice in the grain bucket is a prepper trick for long term storage. It not only kills bugs but has the knock-on effect of lowering O2 levels inside as well.
Ya just need more spiders!
Lame gif tho...Oh well...
Lame gif tho...Oh well...
haha, I've been dropping that gif in this forum since 2010. So, the ORIGINAL is here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/grain-weevils-freezing-experiment.209746/
beren
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pretty sure it’s been on forums for decades. lol
