How do you store extra grains

[DlALTONE]

I am under the impression that vacuum sealing is a little over the top. My local supply store keeps them in a barrel exposed to air. Would I be safe storing them in tupperware (that is most likely not air tight). Do I need to worry about staleness or the quality decreasing with time. Does it matter if they are crushed or non crushed? Thanks

 

[logan3825]

I believe uncrushed stores better. The more airtight the better. Check the similar threads at the bottom of the page for more/better information.

 

[Revvy]

Tupperwear is a great storage medium for grains.

 

[Paramecium]

I store mine in a rubbermaid. Stays good for months.

 

[ajf]

In my house, crushed grain lasts less than an hour. i.e. I crush my grain and use it almost immediately, and I don't know how long crushed grain lasts.
I store my whole grain in the basement in plastic pet food containers with a dehumidifier
See http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=53896&cat=2,42194,40727
I have read that grain should be stored at low temperatures (< 80F), and at low humidity. I can confirm that whole grain stored under these conditions lasts for at least 1 year with no problems that I have noticed. I can't say how much longer it would last under these conditions, or how much earlier it would degrade with high humidity.

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[Hammy71]

I have a mill so all my grains are stored uncrushed. I use a large pet food bin to hold my bulk grains. I put the specialty grains in zip-loc bags and store them in the same bins.

 

[nilo]

Ziplock bags. You can use small ones for specialty grains and big ones that can fit a whole 50lb base grain sac.

 

[Airborneguy]

Uncrushed, in rubbermaids. As was stated above, they last for a long time.

 

[Paramecium]

I guess I s.hould have specified in my post but uncrushed in the rubber-maids is how I store

 

[lschiavo]

I bulk store in big plastic garbage cans with a plastic bin liner.

 

[bbrim]

I put my bulk grains in 5G paint buckets. Specialty malts I put in ziploc bags. I try not to run more than 6 months storage time.

 

[BrewThruYou]

I put my bulk grains in 5G paint buckets. Specialty malts I put in ziploc bags. I try not to run more than 6 months storage time.

+1. Bulk grains go in Homer buckets with lids.

For specialty grains, I either heatseal the bags they came in or use ziploc bags.

 

[adivito]

+1. Bulk grains go in Homer buckets with lids.

For specialty grains, I either heatseal the bags they came in or use ziploc bags.

+2 5 gallon buckets work great, and I separate my specialties in ziplocs and put them in a bucket. I always store whole and mill while strike water is heating