are these ingredients still good?

[jkpenrod]

I was in the local goodwill yesterday and stumbled on Best Beer Home Brewing Equipment Kit, unused for $15. I got it home and found Brewers Best American Light Home Brewing Ingredient Kit inside. Many of the ingredients seem quite dried out despite being sealed. I am wondering if it would be ok to use the ingredients or if they would be spoiled. There are no experiation bates on them.

 

[MaxStout]

Only one way to find out--brew it! I would recommend picking up a fresh packet of dry yeast from your LHBS as the one in the kit is probably toast.

 

[Moose_MI]

Only one way to find out--brew it! I would recommend picking up a fresh packet of dry yeast from your LHBS as the one in the kit is probably toast.

:rockin: FOR SURE! and if you could spend the next few weeks looking for a lava lamp to set the mood for drinking that would be awesome!

 

[Nivekt]

That DME looks like peanut butter! lol, I would say not, but what the heck I treat every batch I brew as an experiment either way.

 

[unionrdr]

I don't know about the DME, it looks like it soaked up moisture. See how it smells first. It should smell malty, but if sour a bit then toss it. The hops & yeast might be toast by now. Check out the ingredients to see what condition they're in.

 

[Calder]

That extract is just sugar. It will be fine. Just had some moisture get into it. A bit like when brown sugar gets some moisture.

Toss any yeast and hops.

 

[SmokeyMcBong]

Gonna say that I'd brew it up too. I'd even use the hops (unless they smell like cheese) and I'd definately use the dry yeast that came with the kit. I would have a backup packet of yeast and one of hops incase either was gone off.

 

[unionrdr]

Well, I have put 2 year old dry yeast in a small starter before. It fermented so hard it needed a blow off!

 

[SmokeyMcBong]

I'm about to pitch a starter into my perry that's from a vial of whitelabs yeast that was outdated last May. It overflowed my starter vessel for 3 day straight!

Waste not, want not.

 

[jkpenrod]

I bought some fresh yeast to try and brew this up (the other yeast was 7-9 years past it's date). When I opened the LME there was a slight pop and sigh from the can, not what I was hoping to hear, but I proceeded anyway. when it came time to add the DME I broke it up as best as I could and tipped it in. It sank straight away and I could not mix it in fast enough. Whenther I had the heat too high or this was doomed from the start I do not know, but the extract began burning on the bottom and soon the room was filled with the aroma. I decided at that point that my time and the health of my wife and I was worth more than the money I would save continuin this batch. I abandoned, tipped it and spen the next 45 minutes scrubbing the brew pot clean from the burnt DME. I went out and purchased a new brew kit (Brewers best American Light) and brewed it up without incident.