3 month old crushed grain. Use it or toss it?

[msa8967]

Just found 25 lbs of crushed grain that I was going to use to brew 10 gallons of stout. It has been in a sealed bucket kept dry and cool for about 3 months. Anyone think I should use it or pitch it?

 

[PCABrewing]

Smell it, taste it, if it still smells good and doesn't taste sour or otherwise bad, brew with it.
edit: You can always sample the first runnings too and abort at that point if you're not sure you trust it.

 

[Miraculix]

3 months is nothing if kept dry. Brew with it!

 

[bracconiere]

if you're really worried, you could toss it in a low oven for a bit before use, to freshen it up....

 

[RM-MN]

Have you ever heard of oatmeal? Any idea how long that stays in those cardboard tubes?

 

[homebeerbrewer]

Use it. Crushed grain will keep for a lot longer than that if kept cool and dry.

 

[Sammy86]

Use it!

 

[Brushwood Brewing]

Ditto. Use it.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Use it!

 

[Onthebrew]

Just found 25 lbs of crushed grain that I was going to use to brew 10 gallons of stout. It has been in a sealed bucket kept dry and cool for about 3 months. Anyone think I should use it or pitch it?

i made a user upset brew with 8 month old crushed grain recently that came out great. It was sealed though and yet to be used So that would have made a difference

 

[shetc]

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[jdseppala]

I've brewed with 2 year old crushed and it still makes good beer. Don't be afraid, use it unless you got cash to burn!
Cheers

 

[BeerHolic]

3 months is nothing, Use it !

 

[cmac62]

As long as it is not moving on its own, I'd say brew with it. I say this because the one time I used old milled grain it was one pound of acid malt for a gose and it was kept in a ziplock, when I tossed into the MT, with like 10 mins remaining I noticed their were weevils in it and the mash started wiggling. Kinda gross but it didn't really hurt the beer any. LOL