JP_BeerFan
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Thought I'd put this here, since our Beer Brethren tend not to use the nutrients much....
How are you all storing your Ferm O and similar stuff?
So, I have a bag of Ferm O, that I got some months back. Have used it a few times, stored in closet, tape across cut corner of original bag. Also have a Ferm K bag, same conditions.
Now I find that most of the Ferm O is caked to a solid, will crumble with a bit of pressure back to a mostly fine powder but some is a bit sticky... I didn't know it was this good at absorbing water out of the air! Of course, I look at the Scott labs recommendations and they say "store at 65F in a dark place, once opened keep tightly sealed and dry".
Weirdly, the Ferm K is a fine powder still, dry as a bone... Just lucky, or its different? Hell, I live in So CA, it's pretty dry here most of the time.
Now that I know this, will try putting it in a tightly sealing glass jar, and maybe with one of those silica gel absorber packs... But, what do you guys do? And, should I worry about the humidity exposure compromising it? Will probably try to get a question out to Scott Labs or someone..
How are you all storing your Ferm O and similar stuff?
So, I have a bag of Ferm O, that I got some months back. Have used it a few times, stored in closet, tape across cut corner of original bag. Also have a Ferm K bag, same conditions.
Now I find that most of the Ferm O is caked to a solid, will crumble with a bit of pressure back to a mostly fine powder but some is a bit sticky... I didn't know it was this good at absorbing water out of the air! Of course, I look at the Scott labs recommendations and they say "store at 65F in a dark place, once opened keep tightly sealed and dry".
Weirdly, the Ferm K is a fine powder still, dry as a bone... Just lucky, or its different? Hell, I live in So CA, it's pretty dry here most of the time.
Now that I know this, will try putting it in a tightly sealing glass jar, and maybe with one of those silica gel absorber packs... But, what do you guys do? And, should I worry about the humidity exposure compromising it? Will probably try to get a question out to Scott Labs or someone..