How much grain do you have in stock?

[Glynn]

about

180 lb pale
25 lb Munich 10l
15 lb victory
12 lb random crystal

 

[masskrug]

Right now, 0. I just brewed it up yesterday. However, I am expecting 71 pounds on Monday.

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

Well I'm up to 1,200 lbs right now. But some of it is for sale...

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MC

 

[lumpher]

0, and hating it. been doing extract for the last few months while building the new herms. have to get to the lhbs and stock up now. haven't done ag for a few months, and missing it BAD!!!

 

[outside92129]

normally a hundred-ish of pale malt, and a handful of others. But the last brew session we decided to throw everything in there and see what would come out.

So my inventory rack is going through some withdrawals...

 

[mikescooling]

I think total I have 12, 55lbs sacks of two row, 1 sack of munich, 1/2 sack of C15, a little roasted malt. I do group buys, but what ever money I saved, I used to buy buckets. When the great bucket shortage comes, people will come to me. This isn't all of it.

 

[jaydog2314]

HOLY BUCKETS! I'm jealous those are all full of grains!

 

[mikescooling]

They are all full of grain except the white one thats PBW. I still have 3 sacks I can't fit with out buying more buckets. I hope the weevils don't hatch.

 

[SudsyPaul]

At any given time, I'll have about 500lbs of grain in my inventory. I have a LOT of specialty grains since I like to brew a lot of different beer styles.

My stash isn't as well organized as some of you folks, but it's coming along. Just need to wait for more sales on rubbermaid containers so that I can fill up the shelves with pretty containers vs. ziploc bags everywhere :S

 

[Sherpa FE]

My personal stock; Yes I have people come to me all the time for grains and hops.

150lbs 2 row
55 lbs german pilsen
65lbs marris otter
30 lbs rye
18 lbs biscuit
22lbs carmel 40
47lbs vienna
30lbs flaked wheat
50lbs white wheat
18lbs honey malt
about another 150lbs in various small amounts of specialty grains.

21 different types of hops all totaling just over 20lbs total.

 

[DirtyOldDuck]

50 lbs of Pale Malt; 50 lbs of Northwest Pale Ale Malt; about 25 pounds of other base (Pilsen, Munich) and specialty malts (crystals, chocolate, roasted, amber, Carapils, etc.); 5 or 6 pounds of hops; and a small selection of yeast

 

[kingmatt]

I'd say I have:

100lbs 2-Row
40lbs Marris Otter
40lbs Munich
3lbs Vienna
15-20lbs various crystal and specialty malts (rye, flaked wheat etc)

 

[Monster Mash]

This is what I bought in January so I have a bit less now.

300lbs 2 Row
300lbs Pilsener
100lbs MO
50lbs Wheat
50lbs Special B
50lbs C60
50lbs Rye
50lbs Munich
25lbs Chocolate

 

[jbsengineer]

About 1800lbs, :-/. Just realized I might have an issue.

 

[beaksnbeer]

About 1800lbs, :-/. Just realized I might have an issue.

And weevils

 

[plumber_bob]

About 1800lbs, :-/. Just realized I might have an issue.

Holy CHIT man!!!:rockin:

I wanna come over and help ya brew!!!

pb

 

[bmason1623]

175# 2-row
125# pilsen
75# Vienna
25# carapils
25# munich
25# smoked malt
and the list goes on. I'm guessing close to 600#. I brew 11 gallon batches about once to twice a month. have about 15 cornies.

 

[NoCornOrRice]

3 bags 2-row
1 Pils
1 white wheat
2 marris otter
1 vienna
1/2 bag caraMunich II
1/10 bags of 40+ specialty grains

 

[wyowolf]

I have a couple questions on this.
How long will this keep?? I am starting to ramp up my brew rig, but am curious if i get the grain how long it the grain how long it will keep?
I brew 5 gallon batches right now.

 

[plumber_bob]

I have a couple questions on this.
How long will this keep?? I am starting to ramp up my brew rig, but am curious if i get the grain how long it the grain how long it will keep?
I brew 5 gallon batches right now.

I brew 10gal batches and a 50lb sack of base malt seems to last right at 3 brews. So I would guess 6 for you.
And from what I've read on here you should be good for at least a year, if your grains are kept dry and pest free.

I get the large freezer bags and put 4lbs in each one, and I keep all my grains on the top shelf, (as far off the floor as possible).

pb

 

[beaksnbeer]

I have a couple questions on this.
How long will this keep?? I am starting to ramp up my brew rig, but am curious if i get the grain how long it the grain how long it will keep?
I brew 5 gallon batches right now.

At max a year for base grains. The weevils hatch out unless kept cooler then my house is so, I try to not stock any of the base grains longer then 6-8 months, Wheat, rye, Crystal seem to last longer but I plan my brewing for the seasons. Right now saisons and wheats (Oktoberfest is lagering) they deal with the heat the best.

 

[grathan]

It seems even if I brew way more than I can drink I would still have enough grains to brew 5x that amount. I'd rather manage a smaller inventory and just buy for 5 brews at a time in the future.

 

[chrisdb]

just did a quick inventory... base malts like belgian pilsen, pale and Thomas Fawcett Marris Otter is about 200#
often used adjunct Munich, Vienna, Belgian Aromatic, Belgian Caraamber, and Wheat malt is about 150#
often used in 2% grain bill acidulated 20#
specialty malts... not so much- some carafa, some special roast... I usually use my LHBS for the specialty stuff for a particular brew

 

[kal]

Somewhere between 350-400 lbs. About 50% base malts and the other 50% is speciality.

I've actually been trying to reduce the amount I keep on hand as I find I have too much old malt and I'd rather be brewing with fresher stuff. Crystal and darker highly kilned malts will last a while but I don't like to keep the base stuff (2-row, pils, MO, pale, wheat) around for more than a year if I can help it. Stockpiling grain is not a good idea.

I keep the grain in 6 gallon 12" diameter food grade buckets with Gamma Seal lids:

The buckets were originally full of juice for making wine, purchased for a buck or two from a local u-brew wine place.

The buckets then go on a wire rack, 8 per shelf, 2 shelves for grain:

Kal

 

[DrunkleJon]

That is one purdy brewroom

 

[fmr_army]

Holy smokes. The next time my wife grumbles at me for my grain holdings, I am going to show her this thread!

I have about 45# 2 row; 10# Maris Otter; about a pound each of various caramels, chocolates, flakes, munich and vienna; six or eight flavors of hops; about 5 different yeasts. My stuff is carefully stashed away, out of plain sight - no need bringing unwanted attention to my holdings...

 

[PDX_T]

... Stockpiling grain is not a good idea. ...

Kal

And yet this is probably how beer was discovered!

 

[kal]

Ha! Good point.

So I wonder what'll be discovered next by having us stockpile? Maybe some new strain of lambic/sour yeast?

Kal

 

[mredge73]

Just inventoried mine; currently have 400lbs of grain in 25 buckets.
Some of it is very old but is still making good beer.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag4llxCtfLyDdEoyQURMejgwMGRiek1tVERORlZ5ZFE&usp=sharing

 

[stickboy46]

~400ish

Im using 100 this weekend though.

I know I'm off topic and about a year after you posted this, but I saw you had listed the French Canadian Breakfast Stout a something you had bottled and it sounded delicious!!! Wondering if you could tell me what the recipe was?