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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IslandLizard" data-source="post: 9257222" data-attributes="member: 143266">I only use DME for yeast starters, but go through quite a bit. So I split a 50# bag of Pilsen Light DME at a group buy with another homebrewer. It's stored in 2 "half" buckets (3.5 gallon "salvage" buckets) that have a screw-on lid with a rubber o-ring in the groove. They're air tight. For on-hand use, I scoop a few pounds out into a ziplock freezer bag and store that bag inside another food bag that's Oxygen impermeable. I always squeeze as much air out as possible. 2 years later, the DME, both in bucket and bag, is still a loose powder, no clumps. Smells and tastes fresh as it should.In my extract years I always used steeping grains appropriate for the style or did mini/partial mashes. The bulk of fermentables was indeed from DME or later, very fresh LME, poured into a double, heavy duty plastic bag at my homebrew store. I always checked the batch date on the barrel.</blockquote>

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