I know this has been gone over ad nauseum, but I have gone through the forum and have not come up with an answer. I hope this is specific enough to warrant its own thread.
So, a very demanding query.
I will be storing in our basement, 55F as an average, with a dehumidifier. I don't know airtight is needed so much as pest control via the lids, though we seem to be pretty lucky in this way. Nevertheless, will need something that prevents pest opportunities.
I buy base malts (maris, almost exclusively) in 55 pound bags. Generally, specialty malts in 10 pound increments.
I'd prefer not to use buckets, and I can't give a great reason. I know I don't want to pay fermentor prices for storage needs (in our case, I think it's $12 or $13 per, IIRC). If I were to go with buckets, or round containers, I'd like not to split up my bulk 2-row so would be looking at something around 12 gallons; 5 gallons maybe for the specialties, though I've heard that can be tight.
I don't want to spend for specialty needs for something like the Vittle series.
I'd love to find a stackable series of square/rectangular storage containers, that are positively known to be food safe. I haven't gone to HD to check the bottoms, which I know is my bad, but even there, I'm a bit skeptical, to be honest. Probably shouldn't be.
At any rate, any recommendation for square or rectangular food safe containers with tight and secure lids, that don't cost an arm and a leg? (Right now, and it's just a start, I have 8 specialties and 1 bulk). In the alternative, 3 gallon buckets with lids (I don't know if I care about gamma storage), and preferably one, 12 gallon or so bucket with lid.
Thanks.
So, a very demanding query.
I will be storing in our basement, 55F as an average, with a dehumidifier. I don't know airtight is needed so much as pest control via the lids, though we seem to be pretty lucky in this way. Nevertheless, will need something that prevents pest opportunities.
I buy base malts (maris, almost exclusively) in 55 pound bags. Generally, specialty malts in 10 pound increments.
I'd prefer not to use buckets, and I can't give a great reason. I know I don't want to pay fermentor prices for storage needs (in our case, I think it's $12 or $13 per, IIRC). If I were to go with buckets, or round containers, I'd like not to split up my bulk 2-row so would be looking at something around 12 gallons; 5 gallons maybe for the specialties, though I've heard that can be tight.
I don't want to spend for specialty needs for something like the Vittle series.
I'd love to find a stackable series of square/rectangular storage containers, that are positively known to be food safe. I haven't gone to HD to check the bottoms, which I know is my bad, but even there, I'm a bit skeptical, to be honest. Probably shouldn't be.
At any rate, any recommendation for square or rectangular food safe containers with tight and secure lids, that don't cost an arm and a leg? (Right now, and it's just a start, I have 8 specialties and 1 bulk). In the alternative, 3 gallon buckets with lids (I don't know if I care about gamma storage), and preferably one, 12 gallon or so bucket with lid.
Thanks.