Question

[fever31]

Hello All.

My question is having the crushed grain in a unsealed bag will that affect the quailty and freshness?

[GuingesRock]

That’s a shame, sounds like a piss off.

The closest NG to me in Coldbrook is really good. Ed there is great, I only say one word on the phone…hello, and he responds “hello Mark” I got this or that in for you etc. he makes sure he always has a bag of MO out the back for me. He automatically puts in my Brewnoser discount. It’s more "out in the country" here.

[dexter]

They often forgot to add bags to mine aswell I just ended up buying a bag that I reuse

[jason.loxton]

I don't think I would store your crushed grains in the fridge. Room temp. is fine. The key is to avoid moisture. (Before I got my crusher, I would just twist the bag well and store in a dry corner some where; it was fine.) A fridge also runs the risk of adding fridge flavours (or maybe I just need to clean my fridge more!). Here's some more on the topic: http://byo.com/stories/item/1594-what-i ... hed-grains" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[HappyHopper]

Hey man, sorry for the fumble. Not to sure of what happen or who was working that day. Mistakes happen and of course we work to keep these scenarios to a minimum. I'm going to send you a PM, I would appreciate a little more clarification on the situation and hope we can rectify ourselves.

[ajcarp]

You should not be worried at all, just RAHAHB. Here is the best advice I got on this question from an earlier thread.

Re: Storage of milled grain
by NASH » Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:39 pm

Both H&T and RB have no mills, nor does Rogues along with many other small breweries with space constraints. Up until about the mid 2000's the maltster recommended using it up within 6 months, now they recommend using it within 3 months, it comes in plain old malt bags lined with a plastic barrier bag. You're good for a few months my friend!

NASH
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Jason's link makes essentially the same point.

I also would not lay this on the retailer. All of the home brew supply places I've been to, do not seal the milled grain bags with anything but a twist tie. That is pretty much standard practice.

Enjoy your brew.

[mr x]

Agreed. The missing mesh bag is the real problem.

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