so i recently took a first place award in a local homebrew comp and won a 50lb sack of american pale ale malt, so twice since i got it 2 days ago i found small worms on the outside of the sack im assuming wheat germ im guessing i have to toss it but not sure any feedback?
worms on grain sack
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One can only wonder what the runners-up were awarded 
Take the bag back...
Cheers!
Take the bag back...
Cheers!
If your finding a few on the outside of the sack, there may be thousands of them inside.
iijakii
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You gon' turn down some extra proteins?
TexasDroughtBrewery
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Burn the bag, but seriously I would get rid of it. Its not worth having a bug infection in the garage or even worse the house.
Open the bag and pour the grain into 5 gallon pails. Look through some of it and see if there are more creepy crawlers. If you don't find any more, put the grain in a freezer for a week. That will kill off anything that might be hidden in the grain.
If it's teeming with worms, toss it out. Or give it away as chicken feed. They'll eat the worms, too.
If it's teeming with worms, toss it out. Or give it away as chicken feed. They'll eat the worms, too.
If you didn't see anything in the bag, then you're OK.
The weevil eggs, if there are any, are inside the grains so you won't see them. What you will see is the pupa or adult weeveil after it escapes. If what you see are pupae you need to do something quickly.
keep an eye on it.....grain bugs can be like locust, on minute nothing and then zillions....
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