Oatmeal stout

[rarcha]

Hi all

I purchased an outmeal stout a few months back, does any one know how long the grains will last, which consist of flacked oats, crystal, choclate, and roasted barley. Or would I be better off stating a new batch of grains.

Thanks Rich

 

[Shaneoco1981]

Depends on how they were kept. If they are crushed or not? etc. If they are not crushed yet and they were kept in a dry cool place, they will last for a long time. If they are kept in a damp, warm, environment and they are crushed, they will probably go bad in about 2 weeks or so.

 

[jester5120]

if they're not cracked they'll stay fresh a little longer. but I've never had any become unusable. I've had some milled grains sit around for a few months but there weren't any issues that i could notice in terms of flavor or change in efficiency. I'd just brew the beer and enjoy it.

 

[Shaneoco1981]

The grain, even if it goes bad, will still produce beer, more then likely. It will normally affect flavor.

 

[jeremybrown9]

Brew it and see what you get. Rest assured, it will be better than BMC beer.

 

[badhabit]

Unmilled will last at least a year in a dry, cool air tight container. Milled will begin to deteriorate faster. It too will keep longer if maintained in the same type of environment as listed above. I freeze all milled malt and like to use it in a couple weeks. I have no doubt that you can use what you have and you will make beer. It will not be the same as if you had a fresher product. My guess is in an Oatmeal Stout you would notice no difference.