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Whats everyone do for storing bulk grain? Im not sure

I have a bunch of those white plastic buckets you get from NG that are scratched and stained and no longer fit to ferment in, so I store it in those. For smaller amounts of specialty grains from the group buys I just leave them in the clear plastic bags and put them in a big rubbermaid container.

I have my base malts stored in these (I have 5 of them):

https://www.petsmart.ca/on/demandware.s ... ze=60%20Lb

Specialty grains I do the same as Amartin.

canoe barrels for base malts
https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5036-414/Plastic-Barrel

specialty malts in dollar store clear food containers $2 each holds 5lbs of grain

7 gallons pail with both a gamma lid and an airscape vacuum insert

If you're in a position to wait on them going on sale and/or you're not picky on color you might consider these pet food containers. I purchased two of the 55 lb version in the smoke color last year and they've been great. They hold 25 kg bags without issue.

For specialty grains I've picked up several of the Oxo Good Grips airtight containers at a steep discount over time at Winners or Homesense.

I bought half a dozen ofhttps://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.19l5 ... 84675.html at home depot, with a lid and HST each is $10.86. 2 of these, plus a 1 gallon ziploc bag will hold a 55lb bag of grain.

Rubbermaid container for base malts. Not airtight, but if you're storing in a cool, dry, insect and rodent free area, they're good value for money, and stackable.

So am I fucked with my cracked two bag kits of 18 mth old and one bag of 8 mth old grains stored away...forgot in closet and will taste...all yeasts and hops refridged or frozen...I’m going to go for it one day lol... after all I did an imperial,Pilsner extract with mold on top of syrup - scooped off cooked it and it was damn good lol...pushing shyte I know...

So am I fucked with my cracked two bag kits of 18 mth old and one bag of 8 mth old grains stored away...forgot in closet and will taste...all yeasts and hops refridged or frozen...I’m going to go for it one day lol... after all I did an imperial,Pilsner extract with mold on top of syrup - scooped off cooked it and it was damn good lol...pushing shyte I know...

elreplica wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:20 pm

So am I fucked with my cracked two bag kits of 18 mth old and one bag of 8 mth old grains stored away...forgot in closet and will taste...all yeasts and hops refridged or frozen...I’m going to go for it one day lol... after all I did an imperial,Pilsner extract with mold on top of syrup - scooped off cooked it and it was damn good lol...pushing shyte I know...

http://brulosophy.com/2018/10/29/the-im ... t-results/

mckay75 wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:03 am

elreplica wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:20 pm

So am I fucked with my cracked two bag kits of 18 mth old and one bag of 8 mth old grains stored away...forgot in closet and will taste...all yeasts and hops refridged or frozen...I’m going to go for it one day lol... after all I did an imperial,Pilsner extract with mold on top of syrup - scooped off cooked it and it was damn good lol...pushing shyte I know...

http://brulosophy.com/2018/10/29/the-im ... t-results/

Interesting...thx

I bought a bunch of the Home Depot 19L food grade buckets for $5.50 a pop. Takes 2 to hold a 25kg bag of malt.

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.19l5 ... 84675.html

I was using the non food grade lids ($3) https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.19l5 ... 36945.html

but I see they have food grade ones with a spout too that I didn't see in stores for only ($4)

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.19l5 ... 84936.html

So $17 to store a 25kg bag foodsafe. I was pretty happy with them, my coworker recently left the country and sold me 5 Vittles Vaults so I'm moving towards that once I use the grain that was in them. The nice thing about the bucket solution is even if you don't need them for grain storage buckets are always handy to have while brewing

Bought a bunch of these: https://www.kijiji.ca/v-buy-sell-other/ ... nFlag=true

Same size as the ones Dan mentioned, 25kg bag fit into 2 pails.