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Date: 02 Jun 2006 03:25:47
From: David Wuertele
Subject: Character malts crushed weeks before the brew ... Bad?
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I often buy ingredients from my local homebrew store only to find that
I can't brew right away. So I throw my yeast in the fridge, my hops
in the freezer, and leave my DME and store-crushed character grains in
their hot-sealed bags in a box in the basement.
It is often weeks before I can brew with these ingredients. As a
coffee buff, I know that you want to brew as soon after roasting as
possible, and you want to avoid exposing roasted beans to oxygen. And
you *definitely* want to brew coffee immediately after grinding it.
How much am I hurting the quality of my brew by letting my character
grains sit in a sealed plastic bag at 68F for a month?
Dave
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Date: 02 Jun 2006 21:52:22
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Character malts crushed weeks before the brew ... Bad?
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On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 03:25:47 -0700, <dave-gnus@bfnet.com > wrote:
> I often buy ingredients from my local homebrew store only to find that
> I can't brew right away. So I throw my yeast in the fridge, my hops
> in the freezer, and leave my DME and store-crushed character grains in
> their hot-sealed bags in a box in the basement.
>
> It is often weeks before I can brew with these ingredients. As a
> coffee buff, I know that you want to brew as soon after roasting as
> possible, and you want to avoid exposing roasted beans to oxygen. And
> you *definitely* want to brew coffee immediately after grinding it.
>
> How much am I hurting the quality of my brew by letting my character
> grains sit in a sealed plastic bag at 68F for a month?
Very little, if any. Crushed grain will store for months, uncrushed grain
will store for years. The keys to getting good shelf life are air tight
and dry. A couple weeks should not hurt anything.
John.
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Date: 02 Jun 2006 12:24:04
From: yddraig
Subject: Re: Character malts crushed weeks before the brew ... Bad?
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David Wuertele wrote:
> I often buy ingredients from my local homebrew store only to find that
> I can't brew right away. So I throw my yeast in the fridge, my hops
> in the freezer, and leave my DME and store-crushed character grains in
> their hot-sealed bags in a box in the basement.
>
> It is often weeks before I can brew with these ingredients. As a
> coffee buff, I know that you want to brew as soon after roasting as
> possible, and you want to avoid exposing roasted beans to oxygen. And
> you *definitely* want to brew coffee immediately after grinding it.
>
> How much am I hurting the quality of my brew by letting my character
> grains sit in a sealed plastic bag at 68F for a month?
>
> Dave
Dave,
You probably aren't hurting things much at all as your character grains
are steeped and the liquid boiled for an hour any VOC's are going to be
gone any way. If you are worried toss them in the freezer as well. I
typically store my whole grains in the freezer, avoids grain moths and
other bugs, with out any noticable effects. YMMV
Roy
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