Stale Grain?

[jlinz]

I have a kit with crushed grain that was milled and packed about a month and a half ago. It is just 9 pounds of pilsner malt for a kolsch. There is not a very strong malt smell at this point. Is it worth going ahead and brewing it up or probably a waste of effort?

 

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I have a kit with crushed grain that was milled and packed about a month and a half ago. It is just 9 pounds of pilsner malt for a kolsch. There is not a very strong malt smell at this point. Is it worth going ahead and brewing it up or probably a waste of effort?

You'll be fine using it. Happy brewing!

 

[Kickass]

You'll be fine using it. Happy brewing!

Especially if it was kept in a cooler place with limited exposure to O2.

How’s it taste? If it tastes fine I’d definitely brew with it.

 

[jlinz]

Especially if it was kept in a cooler place with limited exposure to O2.

How’s it taste? If it tastes fine I’d definitely brew with it.

Tastes fine. Not much flavor either way actually.

 

[VikeMan]

Tastes fine. Not much flavor either way actually.

The "not much flavor" sounds a little worrying to me. Does it taste like other pilsner malt you've tasted?

 

[jlinz]

The "not much flavor" sounds a little worrying to me. Does it taste like other pilsner malt you've tasted?

Actually, I never tasted pilsner malt before this. I'm mashing right now, and it seems to smell ok.

 

[VikeMan]

Actually, I never tasted pilsner malt before this. I'm mashing right now, and it seems to smell ok.

Your beer will probably be ok. But just in general, the closest to your brew day you can mill the grain, the better. I mill mine right before dough-in.

 

[jlinz]

Your beer will probably be ok. But just in general, the closest to your brew day you can mill the grain, the better. I mill mine right before dough-in.

Yeah, this is just an usual circumstance. Friend has grain mill so I ordered a kit awhile back.