Is old dextrose gonna effect carbonation?

[DirtyDenBrewing]

Well, I'm all set to bottle my pale ale and just realized that I didn't pick up any dextrose at the HBS yesturday. I do have about 2 lbs of old stuff that's been sitting in a measuring cup from maybe 2 years ago in my basement covered in saran wrap. I was wondering if it somehow looses it's fermentability over time or if I can still use it. I will be boiling it in a cup or so of water so infection isn't an issue, but I don't want to ruin a batch that I've been sitting on for 4 weeks.


Thanks guys

 

[david_42]

No, it is extremely stable.

 

[DirtyDenBrewing]

That's what I thought/hoped. Thanks.

 

[Guinness]

Do I get to ask how you managed to have it sitting like that for 2 YEARS?

Agreed that it isn't a problem, as long as no ants or other crawlies got into it.

 

[DirtyDenBrewing]

Had it left over from an apfelwein batch i made ages ago, then didn't have a chance to brew for about a year. When I got back into it, I bought a new bag for priming, having forgot about the old one. It was like finding gold when I realized I still had it, since I had just spent an hour cleaning my messy-ass kitchen and sanitizing everything. Everything went nice and smooth though. Can't wait to pop one open in a few weeks!