Grain Storage

[chardo]

When you buy grain in bulk how do you store it?
How well has this worked for you?

Thanks
Chardo

 

[The Pol]

When you buy grain in bulk how do you store it?
How well has this worked for you?

Thanks
Chardo

Search function will turn up a lot. Here is a whole thread.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/how-do-you-store-your-grain-135554/

 

[cellardoor]

Homer Buckets from Home Depot. $4 with lid, airtight and food grade and stackable. A 55lb sack will fit in 2 of them with about 2-4lbs left over. Perfect storage in my opinion.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Take a look at the "similar threads" below. Funny how they all use the same thread title.

 

[winstonofbeer]

i use buckets. Work great. Just label the outside of them and its quick and easy.
Plus its a good way how to judge how much you got left and when to get your next order in

 

[ajf]

I used to keep them in a trash bag kept in a Rubbermaid bin. Worked fine until the mice found it. Rubbermaid bins are not mouse proof. Now I keep it in pet food containers with an anti-desiccant. I don't think that mice would be able to get into that.

-a.

 

[jpc]

I used to keep them in a trash bag kept in a Rubbermaid bin. Worked fine until the mice found it. Rubbermaid bins are not mouse proof. Now I keep it in pet food containers with an anti-desiccant. I don't think that mice would be able to get into that.

-a.

If it's plastic, mice can and will find their way in, provided that they can smell it.

 

[karbinator]

Bulk sacks are in my broken drop freezer in the garage. Dry as a bone, and nothing can get into it. All others are vac bag sealed in a hutch where I can located what I need.

 

[ajf]

If it's plastic, mice can and will find their way in, provided that they can smell it.

Perhaps eventually, but it is a rigid plastic with a seal around the lid, unlike the Rubbermaid which had a loose fitting lid and no seal. I suspect the original mice infestation was caused by the loose Rubbermaid lid allowing the delightful aromas of Maris Otter to escape.

-a.

 

[aeonderdonk]

I keep mine in foodgrade buckets

 

[telebrewer]

Can your grain be ruined if, like the pol says, weevils lay eggs when the temp and humidity are just right? Has anyone experienced bad grain?

 

[RScottyL]

Homer Buckets from Home Depot. $4 with lid, airtight and food grade and stackable. A 55lb sack will fit in 2 of them with about 2-4lbs left over. Perfect storage in my opinion.

Are they food grade?

I didn't think they were!

 

[bad67z]

Are they food grade?

I didn't think they were!

For storage it would not matter, the grain will be milled the sparged and the wort will be boiled . IMHO, I don't see any reason the storage container of un-milled grain needs to be "food safe"

Sorry RScottyL, I see your weren't stating they wouldn't work for storage of grain, but just clarifying that they were not "food grade". My mistake.

 

[Clayton]

i really hate the term food grade
people are so sketchy and sheep like

uh is my wooden spoon food grade?
quick call the FDA and ask!!

 

[bad67z]

i really hate the term food grade
people are so sketchy and sheep like

uh is my wooden spoon food grade?
quick call the FDA and ask!!

LOL, excellent point.

 

[winstonofbeer]

You have a very good point.
Common sence can go a long long way.