Due to, ahem, various current world circumstances, I think it might be a good idea to buy barley malt extract in bulk and store it for the future. I'm looking at one website that sells BME powder in 50 pound bags. I bet there are others.
If you buy in bulk and store BME for future use, what format do you use? (IE. Mason jars, mylar bags, leave it in the large bag it came in, etc.) Do you do any processing on the BME before you store it? (IE. run it through a freeze dryer, dehydrator, etc.) I probably need to use an oxygen absorber in each container, right?
Does anyone know how much a quart of BME weighs? I'm leaning toward Mason jars (but not committed) and I'm wondering how many quart jars I'd need to hold 50 pounds of BME.
Do you have any other suggestions for long term storage of BME?
Thanks in advance for any knowledge or advice you can share. (I'm hoping to grow my own hops. I'll ask about storing them later.)
If you buy in bulk and store BME for future use, what format do you use? (IE. Mason jars, mylar bags, leave it in the large bag it came in, etc.) Do you do any processing on the BME before you store it? (IE. run it through a freeze dryer, dehydrator, etc.) I probably need to use an oxygen absorber in each container, right?
Does anyone know how much a quart of BME weighs? I'm leaning toward Mason jars (but not committed) and I'm wondering how many quart jars I'd need to hold 50 pounds of BME.
Do you have any other suggestions for long term storage of BME?
Thanks in advance for any knowledge or advice you can share. (I'm hoping to grow my own hops. I'll ask about storing them later.)