Expired beer kit

[SkrekkOgGru]

About to begin second brew. I went for Muntons pilsener. which was on sale at an online site. However, it's expiry date is may 2011. They DID ship me completely fresh yeast, which I did not pay for, and I also ordered some extra hops (cascade).

Will this be any good?

Maybe if I steep some grain it'll taste fresh? Suggestions on which grain to steep?

 

[Revvy]

Yeah, it will be fine. It's only a couple of months. AND they gave you fresh yeast. We have threads here with folks brewing year or more old canned kits with no issues.

 

[RobWalker]

They shouldn't do that, so you should be able to get a full refund including postage, which I would personally do. It's against the law to sell stuff out of date.

But then again, have you ever had anything in a can go off? If you're not fussed about the principle of the whole thing, I say go for it. Hell, kits are just Malt and Hops anyway, and they don't really go bad.

 

[bferullo]

are there any grains included? If so pop a couple in your mouth. If they don't taste stale and you have fresh yeast then go for it.

Also, are we talking dry malt extract or liquid malt extract. I think dry has a much longer shelf life than liquid.