KookyBrewsky
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I took about a year off of brewing as I tried to sell my gear because I didn't want to continue without kegging and couldn't afford it. Fast forward to now when I have a kegerator I got at an amazing deal.
I just started my BIAB brew day after ordering new yeast and hops, however like a fool I decided to use the year old grains stored doubled sealed in thick plastic bags with no apparent holes.
As I stirred and everything settled down for mash time, I noticed lots of tiny specs which after inspection are "confused flour beetles". Legend has it that one of my favorite drinks (kombucha) was possibly discovered when a dead bug landed in some juice and fermented due to the acids in it. This batch would not gross me out and it would also be a nice "discard" / learner batch for my kegging process. I'm also a bit of a farmer and do things organically so there are pretty much bugs all over my vegetable plants that I have to kill on a daily basis.
With that said, as boil comes up, should I even bother, or should I discard?
(the things that look like dark sesame seeds are what I am referring to, they are all over the surface of the mash)
I just started my BIAB brew day after ordering new yeast and hops, however like a fool I decided to use the year old grains stored doubled sealed in thick plastic bags with no apparent holes.
As I stirred and everything settled down for mash time, I noticed lots of tiny specs which after inspection are "confused flour beetles". Legend has it that one of my favorite drinks (kombucha) was possibly discovered when a dead bug landed in some juice and fermented due to the acids in it. This batch would not gross me out and it would also be a nice "discard" / learner batch for my kegging process. I'm also a bit of a farmer and do things organically so there are pretty much bugs all over my vegetable plants that I have to kill on a daily basis.
With that said, as boil comes up, should I even bother, or should I discard?
(the things that look like dark sesame seeds are what I am referring to, they are all over the surface of the mash)